The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 2, 2002
Waning Crescent
38.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:04 AM
3:22 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.2%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 396,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 984
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 | 283.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.9° / 261.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 28m / 16.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.96° / -1.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.70° / 2.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -108.72° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.