The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 1, 1947
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:04 PM
5:42 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 304
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.0° / 306.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 30m / -23.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.05° / -4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.53° / 6.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.31° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 211.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.