The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 1, 1934
Waning Gibbous
56.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:59 PM
1:46 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.4%
- Age
- 21.0 days
- Distance
- 384,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 143
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 | 262.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 82.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.0° / 276.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 49m / 16.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 31.42° / 5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.84° / -6.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -74.85° / 0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.