The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 1, 1979
First Quarter
54.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:29 PM
12:48 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.4%
- Age
- 8.6 days
- Distance
- 390,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 700
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.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.6° / 81.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 51m / -11.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.71° / 4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.54° / -5.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 77.72° / -0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.