The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 2, 2178
Waning Gibbous
86.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:19 PM
10:20 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.2%
- Age
- 18.3 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3161
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 | 223.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 43.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.2° / 289.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 31m / 2.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.19° / 5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.00° / -6.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -46.62° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.