The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 2, 1903
Waxing Gibbous
73.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:23 PM
12:55 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.3%
- Age
- 9.2 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- -240
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 | 117.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.0° / 81.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 24m / -17.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.97° / 4.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.48° / -5.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 68.01° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.