The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 2, 2191
Waxing Gibbous
89.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:09 PM
2:51 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.9%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 364,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3322
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 143.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -73.6° / 49.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 16m / -28.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 273.60° / -4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.17° / 6.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 31.53° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.