The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 7, 2053
Last Quarter
47.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:33 AM
2:25 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.5%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 375,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1615
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.6° / 264.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 10m / 12.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.59° / -4.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.14° / 6.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.07° / -0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.9° |
| 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.