The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 2, 2198
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:12 AM
8:16 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 391,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3408
Events on this date
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 5.1° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Aug 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.0° / 141.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 30m / 14.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.36° / -4.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.34° / 6.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.86° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 55.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.