The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 2, 2186
Waning Gibbous
95.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:14 PM
8:25 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.6%
- Age
- 17.0 days
- Distance
- 402,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3260
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 | 204.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.2° / 287.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 32m / -12.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.85° / -3.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.70° / 4.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -28.04° / 0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.