The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 2, 2139
First Quarter
46.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:03 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.1%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2679
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.1° / 96.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 05m / -18.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 215.40° / -5.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.37° / 7.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.36° / -0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.2° |
| 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.