The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 2, 1937
Waning Crescent
19.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:14 AM
5:31 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.1%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 366,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 180
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 | 308.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.3° / 245.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 09m / 22.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.24° / -0.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.41° / 0.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.19° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.