The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 2, 1916
Waxing Crescent
11.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:58 AM
9:13 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.9%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 396,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -79
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 | 40.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.2° / 121.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 18m / 0.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.20° / -4.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.97° / 5.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.14° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.