The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 7, 2086
Waning Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:51 AM
7:23 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 391,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2023
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 339.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.2° / 173.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 45m / 17.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.06° / -3.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.13° / 4.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.24° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.