The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 7, 1929
Waxing Crescent
8.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:20 AM
10:33 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.9%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 82
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 34.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.1° / 104.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 26m / 8.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.00° / 4.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.26° / -5.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.92° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.