The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 1, 2168
Waning Crescent
5.6% 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
4:03 AM
7:22 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.6%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 359,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3037
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Aug 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 332.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 71.9° / 192.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 55m / 22.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.66° / -0.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.34° / 0.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.85° / 0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.