The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 2, 1987
First Quarter
48.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:14 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.6%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 382,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 799
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.1° / 92.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 19m / -16.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 218.09° / -2.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.72° / 3.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.14° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.