The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 4, 1988
Last Quarter
51.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:22 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.2%
- Age
- 21.8 days
- Distance
- 377,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 811
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.2° / 274.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 29m / 19.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.22° / 4.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.84° / -5.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.84° / 0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.