The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 2, 2169
Waxing Gibbous
76.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:01 PM
2:01 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.8%
- Age
- 9.3 days
- Distance
- 394,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3050
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 | 122.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.9° / 69.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 48m / -21.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.14° / 1.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.09° / -1.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 64.14° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.