The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 2, 2138
Waning Crescent
9.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:08 AM
7:05 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.3%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2666
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 | 324.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 73.5° / 222.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 23m / 27.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.18° / 3.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.91° / -4.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.78° / 0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.