The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 2, 2155
Waxing Crescent
15.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:28 AM
10:47 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.6%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 396,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2877
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Aug 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 46.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.0° / 103.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 47m / 1.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 176.65° / -0.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.98° / 0.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.66° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.