The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 7, 2102
Waning Crescent
32.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:48 AM
4:25 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.2%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 398,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2221
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 | 291.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.8° / 266.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 12m / 25.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.85° / 4.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.70° / -5.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -104.67° / -0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.