The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 2, 2152
Waxing Crescent
4.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:15 AM
10:19 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 361,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2840
Events on this date
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,000 km.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 23.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.6° / 106.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 31m / 14.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 154.07° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.54° / -6.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.55° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.