The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 2, 1919
Waxing Crescent
39.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:12 PM
11:55 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.0%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- -42
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 77.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.3° / 96.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 34m / -12.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 206.45° / -2.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.98° / 4.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.75° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.