The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 2, 2181
Last Quarter
47.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:25 AM
2:32 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.0%
- Age
- 21.8 days
- Distance
- 398,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3198
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.9° / 266.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 49m / 15.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.50° / -1.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.99° / 1.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.64° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.