The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 1, 2179
Waning Crescent
3.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:39 AM
7:27 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 375,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3173
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 | 338.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.0° / 175.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 16m / 19.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.89° / -2.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.71° / 4.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.08° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.