The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 2, 2188
Waxing Gibbous
78.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:16 PM
2:02 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.2%
- Age
- 9.4 days
- Distance
- 377,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3285
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 124.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.0° / 69.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 57m / -22.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.49° / 0.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.19° / -0.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 60.33° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.