The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 2, 2088
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:31 PM
6:42 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 399,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2048
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.3° / 315.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 54m / -12.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.47° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.92° / -6.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -4.65° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 353.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.