The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 1, 2061
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:23 PM
6:23 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 392,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1714
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 182.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.4° / 298.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 06m / -21.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.79° / -4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.77° / 5.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -7.25° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 135.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.