The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 1, 2100
Waning Crescent
19.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:51 AM
5:54 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.2%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 396,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2196
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 308.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.3° / 254.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 05m / 27.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.84° / 5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.34° / -6.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.14° / 0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.