The Moon on this date

Moon on Monday, August 7, 2034

Last Quarter

45.7% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
63°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
45.7%
Age
22.9 days
Distance
369,600 km
Apparent size
32.3′
Constellation
Aries
Lunation number
1380

Events on this date

  1. Last Quarter

    Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.

  2. Mercury and Mars close together

    They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.

Exact values

For Aug 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun275.05°
Phase angle94.90°
Illuminated fraction45.73%
Altitude / azimuth27.6° / 264.1°
Right ascension / declination3h 16m / 13.68°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude50.29° / -4.28°
Libration in longitude / latitude-1.23° / 5.84°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-95.25° / -0.97°
Position angle of the axis343.7°
Position angle of the bright limb74.3°
Apparent magnitude-10.0

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

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