The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 1, 1918
Waning Crescent
27.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:26 AM
4:41 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.2%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 377,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -55
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 | 297.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.4° / 257.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 15m / 22.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.80° / 1.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.44° / -1.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.14° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.