The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 1, 2103
Waning Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:07 AM
7:58 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2233
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 | 345.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.6° / 155.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 43m / 20.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.97° / -0.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.14° / 1.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.07° / -0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.