The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 1, 1939
Waning Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:15 PM
7:51 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 205
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
Exact values
For Aug 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 195.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.6° / 301.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 38m / -9.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 323.73° / 4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.57° / -5.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -15.25° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 54.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.