The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 2, 2165
Waning Crescent
17.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:52 AM
5:27 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.2%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 391,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3000
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 | 311.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.7° / 234.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 27m / 18.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.16° / -5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.01° / 7.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.93° / -0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.