The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 1, 1945
Waning Crescent
41.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:00 AM
2:55 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.8%
- Age
- 23.1 days
- Distance
- 370,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 279
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 | 279.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.0° / 260.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 09m / 13.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.64° / -4.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.50° / 5.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.31° / 0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.