The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 2, 2127
Waning Crescent
27.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:57 AM
4:17 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.9%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2530
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 | 296.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.0° / 249.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 22m / 16.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.50° / -4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.53° / 6.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.29° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.