The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 1, 1929
Waning Crescent
17.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:14 AM
6:00 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.2%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 363,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 81
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 | 311.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.3° / 247.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 16m / 25.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.00° / 2.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.03° / -3.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.60° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.