The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 1, 2085
Waxing Gibbous
78.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:21 PM
1:48 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.3%
- Age
- 10.9 days
- Distance
- 373,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2011
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 | 124.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.9° / 72.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 52m / -24.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.49° / -1.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.50° / 2.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 48.51° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.