The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 2, 2146
Waning Crescent
21.2% 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
2:31 AM
4:59 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.2%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2765
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 305.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.2° / 241.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 01m / 17.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.87° / -5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.80° / 7.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.12° / -0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.