The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 7, 2021
Waning Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:17 AM
8:35 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 391,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1219
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 | 349.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.9° / 139.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 32m / 23.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.50° / 4.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.44° / -5.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.73° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 124.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.