The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 2, 2184
Waning Crescent
16.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:55 AM
5:34 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.4%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 373,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3235
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 312.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.6° / 233.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 34m / 18.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.73° / -4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.41° / 6.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.75° / -0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.