The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 2, 1940
Waning Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:16 AM
7:40 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 371,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 217
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 344.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.1° / 162.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 42m / 16.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.46° / -4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.87° / 6.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.31° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.