The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 1, 2023
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:18 PM
5:53 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 357,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1244
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.6° / 301.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 46m / -23.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.65° / -4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.54° / 6.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.34° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 185.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.