The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 2, 2120
First Quarter
50.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:32 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.5%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 384,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2444
Events on this date
-
First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.0° / 94.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 27m / -20.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.04° / -5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.72° / 7.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.95° / 0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.