The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 2, 1988
Waning Gibbous
73.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:18 PM
11:55 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.0%
- Age
- 19.8 days
- Distance
- 367,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 811
Events on this date
-
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 242.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.9° / 280.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 45m / 7.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.32° / 2.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.20° / -2.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -57.42° / 0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.