The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 1, 2013
Waning Crescent
23.3% 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
2:06 AM
4:53 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.3%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1120
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 | 302.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.3° / 248.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 44m / 19.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.03° / -2.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.88° / 3.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.93° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.