The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 1, 2016
Waning Crescent
1.8% 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
5:16 AM
7:48 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 377,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1157
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 | 344.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.9° / 160.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 44m / 17.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.78° / -3.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.10° / 5.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.08° / -0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.