The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 2, 2154
Waning Crescent
37.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:43 AM
3:46 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.0%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2864
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 | 285.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.4° / 266.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 30m / 22.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.69° / 3.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.89° / -4.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -102.46° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.