The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 7, 2043
Waxing Crescent
7.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:14 AM
10:11 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.7%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 386,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1492
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
-
Venus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 32.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.2° / 108.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 14m / 6.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 167.13° / 1.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.49° / -1.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.56° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.