The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 2, 2187
Waning Crescent
5.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:00 AM
7:24 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.7%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 365,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3272
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 | 332.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 72.6° / 192.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 57m / 23.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.98° / 0.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.23° / -0.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.66° / 0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.