The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 2, 1972
Last Quarter
46.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:52 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.3%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 369,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 613
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.4° / 273.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 43m / 21.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.83° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.20° / -6.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.70° / -0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.