The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 7, 2182
First Quarter
50.9% 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
12:18 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.9%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 384,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3211
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 | 90.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.6° / 87.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 59m / -13.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.34° / 2.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.91° / -3.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.35° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.3° |
| 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.