The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 1, 1996
Waning Gibbous
92.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:10 PM
9:10 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.6%
- Age
- 17.0 days
- Distance
- 362,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 910
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 | 211.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.7° / 290.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 47m / -5.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.19° / 2.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.07° / -2.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -26.63° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.