The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 2, 2132
Waning Gibbous
71.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:58 PM
11:54 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.4%
- Age
- 20.7 days
- Distance
- 379,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2592
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 | 244.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.1° / 272.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 04m / 1.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.50° / -4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.08° / 6.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -69.85° / 1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.