The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 7, 1935
First Quarter
51.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:39 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.2%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 393,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 156
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 | 91.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.2° / 95.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 46m / -21.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.47° / -4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.81° / 6.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.93° / -0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.