The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 1, 2042
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:17 PM
5:59 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1479
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 | 179.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.9° / 301.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 50m / -22.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.69° / -4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.66° / 6.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.45° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 178.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.