The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 7, 2026
Waning Crescent
32.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:40 AM
4:29 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.5%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 368,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1281
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 | 290.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.8° / 267.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 12m / 26.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.89° / 5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.96° / -6.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.91° / 0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.