The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 2, 2126
Waxing Gibbous
99.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:09 PM
5:58 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 390,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2518
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 172.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.4° / 326.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 17m / -14.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.04° / 4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.76° / -5.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.18° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.