The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 7, 2004
Last Quarter
52.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:07 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.6%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 397,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1009
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.0° / 272.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 40m / 16.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.65° / 0.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.98° / -0.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.23° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.1° |
| 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.