The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 7, 2163
First Quarter
50.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:19 PM
12:12 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.5%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 372,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2976
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 | 90.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.3° / 88.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 55m / -14.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.49° / 2.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.50° / -2.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.17° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.5° |
| 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.