The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 2, 2153
Waxing Gibbous
96.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:05 PM
4:05 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.1%
- Age
- 12.1 days
- Distance
- 378,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2852
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 | 157.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -77.0° / 352.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 22m / -26.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 288.29° / -4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.51° / 6.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 26.96° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.