The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 2, 2133
Waxing Crescent
4.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:17 AM
10:22 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.4%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 361,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2605
Events on this date
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 23.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.2° / 105.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 32m / 14.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 154.24° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.91° / -6.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.37° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.