The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 1, 2159
Waning Gibbous
94.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:42 PM
8:45 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.9%
- Age
- 17.4 days
- Distance
- 396,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2926
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 | 205.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.2° / 295.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 21m / -5.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 335.05° / 4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.71° / -5.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -30.65° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 60.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.