The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 7, 2032
Waxing Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:01 AM
9:06 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1356
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.
Exact values
For Aug 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 15.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.7° / 123.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 08m / 6.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 151.53° / -4.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.32° / 6.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.79° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 306.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.