The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 7, 2072
Last Quarter
45.1% 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
12:44 AM
2:38 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.1%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 389,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1850
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 | 275.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.1° / 263.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 23m / 13.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.77° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.07° / 6.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -102.86° / -0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.