The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 2, 2172
Waxing Gibbous
96.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:08 PM
4:03 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.1%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 361,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3087
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,600 km.
Exact values
For Aug 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 157.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -77.1° / 351.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 24m / -27.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 288.77° / -4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.81° / 6.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 23.15° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.