The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 1, 2068
Waxing Crescent
11.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:56 AM
10:10 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.3%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1801
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 | 38.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.6° / 110.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 13m / -0.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.24° / -4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.82° / 6.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.89° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.