The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 7, 2057
First Quarter
45.7% 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
1:46 PM
12:09 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.7%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 374,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1665
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 | 84.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.6° / 88.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 38m / -11.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.55° / 4.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.06° / -4.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.96° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.5° |
| 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.