The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 5, 1988
Waning Crescent
40.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:16 AM
3:33 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.4%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 382,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 811
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 281.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.5° / 271.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 24m / 23.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.66° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.24° / -6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.06° / 0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.