The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 7, 2081
Waxing Crescent
9.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:41 AM
10:13 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.9%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 361,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1962
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 | 36.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.1° / 109.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 31m / 2.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.47° / -0.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.47° / 1.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.94° / 0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.