The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 1, 2082
First Quarter
52.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:44 PM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.3%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 370,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1974
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 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.9° / 93.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 33m / -20.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.44° / -5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.06° / 6.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.58° / 0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.