The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 1, 2154
Last Quarter
46.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:17 AM
2:43 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.4%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2864
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.6° / 270.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 42m / 18.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.79° / 2.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.08° / -2.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -90.23° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.