The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 1, 2054
Waning Crescent
6.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:08 AM
6:57 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.5%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 363,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1627
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 | 330.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.1° / 196.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 44m / 19.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.52° / -3.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.61° / 5.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.43° / -0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.