The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 1, 1998
Waxing Gibbous
61.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:08 PM
1:14 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.2%
- Age
- 9.1 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 935
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 102.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.7° / 77.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 24m / -13.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.02° / 5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.47° / -6.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 73.93° / -0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.