The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 1, 2046
Waning Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:23 AM
8:22 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 367,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1528
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 | 349.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.0° / 143.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 06m / 20.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.22° / 0.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.24° / -0.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.11° / -0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.