The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 2, 1915
Last Quarter
51.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:10 PM
1:12 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.9%
- Age
- 21.3 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -92
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.8° / 284.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 12m / 18.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.24° / 5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.14° / -6.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -83.77° / 0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.