The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 1, 1994
Waning Crescent
30.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:27 AM
4:12 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.4%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 402,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 885
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 | 293.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.9° / 256.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 02m / 19.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.44° / -1.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.60° / 1.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.12° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.