The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 2, 2176
Waning Crescent
7.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:31 AM
7:18 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.1%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 365,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3136
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 | 329.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 74.1° / 205.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 46m / 25.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.34° / 2.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.71° / -3.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.43° / -0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.