The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 2, 1969
Waning Gibbous
74.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:17 PM
11:46 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 74.1%
- Age
- 19.1 days
- Distance
- 379,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 576
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 | 241.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 74.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.7° / 280.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 39m / 6.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 11.40° / 1.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.51° / -1.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -53.63° / 1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.