The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 2, 2140
Waning Gibbous
83.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:33 PM
10:44 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.2%
- Age
- 19.3 days
- Distance
- 372,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2691
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 | 228.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 48.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.7° / 287.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 49m / 4.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 359.21° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.90° / -6.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -51.24° / -0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.