The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 1, 2142
Waxing Gibbous
78.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:10 PM
2:00 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.1%
- Age
- 9.7 days
- Distance
- 399,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2716
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 124.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.6° / 69.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 48m / -22.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.45° / 0.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.14° / -0.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 61.54° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.