The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 1, 2177
First Quarter
51.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:39 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.9%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 392,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3149
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 | 92.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.4° / 93.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 32m / -20.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.94° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.98° / 6.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.97° / -0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.