The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 2, 2171
Waxing Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:04 AM
9:46 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 380,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3075
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 10.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.0° / 112.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 39m / 19.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.61° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.15° / -6.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.99° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.