The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 1, 1973
Waxing Crescent
11.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:53 AM
10:10 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.2%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 375,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 626
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 | 38.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.9° / 110.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 08m / 0.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 167.92° / -4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.25° / 6.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.68° / -0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.