The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 7, 2135
Waning Crescent
5.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:52 AM
7:50 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.2%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 379,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2629
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Aug 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 334.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 76.8° / 185.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 26m / 27.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.08° / 5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.67° / -6.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.84° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.