The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 2, 1914
Waxing Gibbous
87.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:43 PM
1:28 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.4%
- Age
- 10.6 days
- Distance
- 376,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -104
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Aug 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 138.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.6° / 78.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 52m / -28.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 268.15° / -4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.80° / 6.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 45.62° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.