The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 7, 1924
First Quarter
44.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:36 PM
12:09 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.6%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 373,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 20
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 83.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.8° / 87.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 31m / -9.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 218.46° / 5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.25° / -6.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.14° / -0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.