The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 2, 2069
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:17 PM
6:13 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 379,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1813
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.1° / 322.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 32m / -13.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 306.87° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.30° / -6.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.86° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 302.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.