The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 7, 2138
Waxing Crescent
2.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:13 AM
9:29 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2667
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 | 19.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.1° / 117.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 24m / 8.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 154.58° / -0.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.92° / 1.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.99° / 0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.