The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 1, 2149
Waning Crescent
5.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:11 AM
7:22 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.3%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2802
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 | 333.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 71.4° / 189.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 57m / 21.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.28° / -0.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.51° / 1.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.04° / 0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.