The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 1, 2059
Waning Crescent
39.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:51 AM
3:19 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.5%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 379,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1689
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 282.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.1° / 263.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 17m / 18.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.67° / -0.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.70° / 0.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.67° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.