The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 2, 1994
Waning Crescent
21.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:10 AM
5:04 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.9%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 885
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 | 304.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.1° / 246.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 54m / 20.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.46° / -2.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.65° / 2.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.36° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.