The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 2, 1993
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:35 PM
6:42 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 397,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 873
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.3° / 313.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 54m / -12.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.20° / 4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.52° / -5.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.14° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 3.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.