The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 1, 2187
Waning Crescent
12.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:06 AM
6:22 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.2%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3272
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 | 319.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.1° / 227.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 54m / 22.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.69° / -0.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.53° / 1.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.41° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.