The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 7, 2027
Waxing Crescent
34.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:52 PM
11:18 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.1%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 379,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1294
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 | 71.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.4° / 101.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 29m / -14.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 206.15° / -5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.43° / 6.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.22° / -0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.3° |
| 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.