The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 7, 2076
First Quarter
46.9% 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
1:55 PM
12:11 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.9%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 388,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1900
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 | 86.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.2° / 88.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 44m / -12.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.39° / 3.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.45° / -4.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.15° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.1° |
| 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.