The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 1, 1955
Waxing Gibbous
95.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:22 PM
4:21 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.6%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 403
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 | 155.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -71.2° / 3.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 01m / -21.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 284.32° / 1.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.40° / -1.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.89° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.