The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 2, 2129
Waning Gibbous
92.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:35 PM
9:10 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.0%
- Age
- 17.3 days
- Distance
- 361,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2555
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 | 212.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.8° / 285.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 02m / -8.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.39° / -2.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.12° / 3.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -28.81° / -0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.