The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 2, 1904
Waning Gibbous
68.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:59 PM
11:16 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 68.1%
- Age
- 20.5 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -228
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 | 248.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 68.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 68.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.1° / 283.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 13m / 4.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.81° / -2.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.75° / 3.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -73.56° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.