The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 1, 2156
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:05 PM
6:11 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 359,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2889
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -60.7° / 305.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 53m / -19.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.11° / -2.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.08° / 3.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.84° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 171.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.