The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 2, 1959
Waning Crescent
4.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:43 AM
7:13 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 395,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 452
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 | 337.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.1° / 179.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 10m / 17.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.77° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.70° / 6.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.87° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.