The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 1, 2178
Waning Gibbous
92.0% 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
9:55 PM
9:22 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.0%
- Age
- 17.3 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3161
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 | 212.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.6° / 292.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 47m / -2.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.31° / 4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.66° / -6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -34.42° / -0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 60.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.