The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 7, 2152
First Quarter
50.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:25 PM
12:10 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.7%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 375,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2840
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 | 90.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.2° / 89.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 56m / -16.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.35° / 0.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.00° / -0.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.38° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.4° |
| 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.