The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 2, 2125
Waxing Crescent
13.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:10 AM
10:27 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.0%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 362,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2506
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 42.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.0° / 107.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 27m / -0.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.47° / -3.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.79° / 4.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.70° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.