The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 1, 1992
Waxing Crescent
12.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:02 AM
10:14 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.1%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 362,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 861
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 | 40.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.2° / 109.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 15m / -0.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.02° / -5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.23° / 6.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.88° / -0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.