The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 1, 2107
Waxing Gibbous
95.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:08 PM
4:35 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.4%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2283
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 155.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -67.9° / 3.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 00m / -17.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 284.44° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.72° / -6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 28.15° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.