The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 7, 2019
First Quarter
49.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:06 PM
12:24 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.4%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 377,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1195
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 | 89.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.2° / 86.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 52m / -11.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.07° / 4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.82° / -5.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.58° / 0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.7° |
| 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.