The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 7, 2132
Waning Crescent
17.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:22 AM
5:48 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.8%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 365,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2592
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 310.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.8° / 244.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 41m / 23.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.75° / 0.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.22° / -0.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.96° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.