The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 7, 2116
Waning Crescent
1.8% 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
4:51 AM
8:29 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 359,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2394
Events on this date
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Venus and Uranus close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 345.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 72.0° / 145.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 17m / 24.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.91° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.61° / -6.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.28° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 121.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.