The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 2, 1948
Waning Crescent
9.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:06 AM
7:11 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.2%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 366,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 316
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 324.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 73.6° / 223.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 23m / 27.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.19° / 4.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.00° / -5.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.65° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.