The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 2, 1945
Waning Crescent
30.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:36 AM
4:06 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.8%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 372,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 279
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 292.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.5° / 254.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 05m / 17.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.69° / -3.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.52° / 4.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.54° / 0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.