The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 7, 1940
Waxing Crescent
19.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:03 AM
10:58 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.6%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 364,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 218
Events on this date
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Jupiter and Saturn close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 52.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.4° / 103.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 26m / -3.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 187.39° / -0.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.95° / 0.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.46° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.