The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 7, 1981
First Quarter
48.8% 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
2:00 PM
12:26 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.8%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 725
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 | 88.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.3° / 86.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 50m / -10.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.48° / 5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.34° / -6.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.93° / 0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.8° |
| 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.