The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 1, 2002
Last Quarter
47.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:38 AM
2:21 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.9%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 984
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.
-
Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Aug 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.0° / 264.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 41m / 12.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.82° / -2.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.73° / 4.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.49° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.