The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 1, 1912
Waning Gibbous
89.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:42 PM
8:37 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.1%
- Age
- 18.2 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- -129
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 | 218.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.6° / 294.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 18m / -7.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 347.59° / -2.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.91° / 3.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -42.76° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.