The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 7, 2016
Waxing Crescent
22.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:19 AM
11:18 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.2%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 400,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1158
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 | 56.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.8° / 99.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 47m / -2.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 191.66° / 2.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.46° / -3.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.45° / -0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.4° |
| 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.