The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 2, 2137
Waning Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:40 PM
7:32 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 362,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2654
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 | 194.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.6° / 294.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 51m / -14.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.05° / -1.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.67° / 2.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.22° / 0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.