The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 2, 2199
Waxing Gibbous
78.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:10 PM
2:10 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.8%
- Age
- 10.5 days
- Distance
- 365,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3421
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 | 125.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 54.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.4° / 65.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 59m / -20.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.67° / 2.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.28° / -2.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 50.13° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.