The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 7, 2056
Waning Crescent
14.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:59 AM
6:03 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.0%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 395,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 1652
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Aug 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 316.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.6° / 231.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 09m / 21.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.07° / -1.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.30° / 2.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.19° / 0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.