The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 7, 1918
Waxing Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:26 AM
8:49 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 397,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -54
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 9.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.5° / 128.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 38m / 9.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.68° / -4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.25° / 6.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.40° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 315.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.