The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Waxing Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:24 AM
8:45 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 399,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1121
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 | 8.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.8° / 129.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 38m / 8.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.85° / -4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.28° / 6.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.61° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 318.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.