The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 1, 2051
Waning Crescent
26.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:52 AM
4:31 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.5%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 374,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1590
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 | 298.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.2° / 250.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 26m / 18.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.63° / -3.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.17° / 4.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.31° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.