The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 1, 2106
Waxing Crescent
5.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:56 AM
9:48 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.9%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 366,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 2271
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 | 27.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.1° / 114.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 28m / 4.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 156.86° / -4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.41° / 6.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.76° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 300.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.