The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 2, 2166
Waxing Crescent
36.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:43 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.3%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3013
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.
Exact values
For Aug 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 73.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.2° / 90.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 37m / -5.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 204.43° / 4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.00° / -5.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.20° / -0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.