The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 1, 2131
First Quarter
54.6% 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
2:32 PM
12:51 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.6%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2580
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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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.0° / 82.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 53m / -11.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.25° / 4.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.09° / -5.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.93° / 0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.