The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 2, 2147
Waxing Crescent
29.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:59 AM
11:56 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.2%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 400,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2778
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 | 65.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.2° / 93.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 03m / -2.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 195.38° / 3.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.84° / -4.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 109.00° / -0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.