The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 2, 1964
Waning Crescent
33.1% 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
1:24 AM
3:53 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.1%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 368,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 514
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 | 289.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.2° / 257.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 55m / 17.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.32° / -2.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.10° / 3.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.34° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.