The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 2, 2175
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:03 PM
6:21 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 375,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3124
Events on this date
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Mars behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.4° / 305.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 57m / -18.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.46° / -1.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.94° / 2.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.64° / 0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 143.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.