The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 1, 2044
Waxing Gibbous
59.2% 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
3:26 PM
12:18 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.2%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 399,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1504
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 | 100.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 79.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.4° / 90.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 07m / -22.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.60° / -4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.29° / 6.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.95° / 0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.