The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 3, 2002
Waning Crescent
28.8% 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
1:35 AM
4:25 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.8%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 392,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 984
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 295.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.9° / 256.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 19m / 20.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.35° / -0.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.39° / 1.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.95° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.