The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 7, 2048
Waning Crescent
4.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:32 AM
7:17 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.3%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 400,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1553
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 | 336.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.2° / 180.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 34m / 19.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.15° / -2.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.60° / 3.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.86° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.