The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 1, 1944
Waxing Gibbous
89.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:26 PM
3:20 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.1%
- Age
- 12.4 days
- Distance
- 374,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 267
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 | 141.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.7° / 41.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 03m / -21.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 270.75° / 2.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.05° / -2.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 32.09° / 0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.