The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 7, 2038
First Quarter
48.0% 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
1:59 PM
12:17 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.0%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 369,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1430
Events on this date
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Venus and Uranus close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
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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 | 87.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.9° / 87.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 47m / -11.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.86° / 4.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.44° / -5.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.77° / 0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.2° |
| 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.