The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 1, 2173
Waning Crescent
40.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:30 AM
3:26 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.2%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 391,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3099
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 | 281.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.8° / 268.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 12m / 21.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.35° / 3.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.46° / -4.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.05° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.