The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 1, 2026
Waning Gibbous
90.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:18 PM
9:28 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.9%
- Age
- 18.3 days
- Distance
- 390,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1281
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 | 215.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 35.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.6° / 288.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 01m / -4.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.63° / 1.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.34° / -1.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -40.64° / 0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.