The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 1, 2024
Waning Crescent
8.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:12 AM
7:22 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.3%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 387,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Auriga
- Lunation number
- 1256
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 | 327.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 75.6° / 218.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 31m / 28.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.91° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.42° / -6.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.40° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.