The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 2, 1995
Waxing Crescent
34.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:39 PM
11:52 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.1%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 379,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 898
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 | 71.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.3° / 95.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 18m / -9.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 201.28° / -0.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.77° / 1.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.78° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.3° |
| 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.