The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 1, 1964
Waning Crescent
44.2% 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
12:50 AM
2:41 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.2%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 514
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 276.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.6° / 262.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 59m / 13.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.18° / -3.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.19° / 5.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.12° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.