The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 2, 2173
Waning Crescent
30.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:01 AM
4:32 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.6%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 396,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3099
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 | 292.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.1° / 264.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 04m / 25.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.83° / 4.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.91° / -5.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.28° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.