The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 2, 1902
Waning Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:11 AM
6:38 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 363,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -253
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 | 344.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.1° / 197.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 39m / 16.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.77° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.04° / 6.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.21° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.