The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 2, 1944
Waxing Gibbous
95.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:26 PM
4:14 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.2%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 368,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 267
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 | 154.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -71.6° / 6.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 04m / -21.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 284.82° / 1.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.39° / -1.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.90° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.