The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 2, 1938
First Quarter
45.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
1:53 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.9%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 390,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 193
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.7° / 92.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 08m / -14.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 214.86° / -1.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.16° / 2.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.96° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.