The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 2, 2130
Waning Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:00 AM
7:57 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 394,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2567
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 | 343.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.5° / 159.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 42m / 20.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.73° / -0.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.14° / 1.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.46° / 0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.