The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 7, 2105
Waning Crescent
7.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:55 AM
6:46 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.5%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 369,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2258
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 328.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.9° / 202.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 57m / 19.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.53° / -3.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.40° / 4.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.81° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.