The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 1, 2182
Waxing Crescent
4.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:31 AM
9:40 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3211
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 22.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.0° / 115.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 14m / 7.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 152.68° / -3.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.50° / 4.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.75° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.0° |
| 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.