The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 1, 1975
Waning Crescent
37.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:53 AM
3:33 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.3%
- Age
- 23.5 days
- Distance
- 391,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 650
Events on this date
-
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 284.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.6° / 263.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 25m / 19.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.64° / 0.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.28° / -0.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.32° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.