The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 2, 1922
Waxing Gibbous
75.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:41 PM
2:10 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.9%
- Age
- 9.1 days
- Distance
- 383,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- -5
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 | 121.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.8° / 66.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 40m / -17.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.77° / 4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.50° / -5.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 64.73° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.