The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 1, 2174
Waxing Crescent
13.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:08 AM
10:37 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.3%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3112
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,700 km.
Exact values
For Aug 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 42.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.7° / 104.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 31m / 2.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.26° / -0.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.43° / 0.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.09° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.