The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 2, 2121
Waning Gibbous
81.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:39 PM
10:54 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.8%
- Age
- 19.0 days
- Distance
- 363,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2456
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 230.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 50.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.0° / 286.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 55m / 4.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 0.83° / 4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.90° / -5.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -47.41° / -0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.