The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 2, 1928
Waning Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:53 PM
7:14 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 384,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 69
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 | 192.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.0° / 291.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 46m / -18.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.47° / -4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.50° / 6.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -17.29° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.