The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 2, 2192
Waning Crescent
28.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:07 AM
4:52 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.2%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 381,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3334
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 296.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.2° / 263.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 18m / 26.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.30° / 4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.21° / -5.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.09° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.