The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 2, 2135
Waning Crescent
45.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:22 AM
2:50 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.2%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2629
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 | 275.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.8° / 269.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 50m / 18.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.68° / 2.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.99° / -2.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.66° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.