The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 7, 2140
Waning Crescent
29.4% 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
1:02 AM
4:41 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.4%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 370,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2691
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 | 294.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.7° / 262.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 32m / 25.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.12° / 3.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.57° / -3.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.31° / -0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.