The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 1, 1997
Waning Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:01 AM
7:30 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 397,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 922
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 | 341.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.8° / 169.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 26m / 17.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.55° / -4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.97° / 6.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.27° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.