The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 1, 2116
Last Quarter
52.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:07 AM
2:05 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.0%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 391,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2394
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 3.5° of each other in the sky.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.8° / 270.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 20m / 14.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.54° / 0.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.98° / -0.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.86° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.