The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 2, 2149
Waning Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:11 AM
8:14 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 374,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2802
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 | 346.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.6° / 150.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 58m / 21.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.27° / 0.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.51° / -0.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.29° / 0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.