The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 1, 2170
Waning Gibbous
80.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:28 PM
10:52 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.2%
- Age
- 18.7 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3062
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,000 km.
Exact values
For Aug 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 232.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.6° / 276.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 16m / -3.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 2.48° / -4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.06° / 6.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -53.03° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.