The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 1, 2047
Waxing Gibbous
79.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:36 PM
1:50 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 79.7%
- Age
- 9.7 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1541
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 | 126.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 53.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 79.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.1° / 72.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 57m / -25.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.70° / -2.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.10° / 3.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 56.13° / -0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.