The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 1, 2025
First Quarter
51.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:33 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.4%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1269
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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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
Exact values
For Aug 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.5° / 92.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 30m / -19.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.16° / -4.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.09° / 5.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.76° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.