The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 7, 2143
Waning Crescent
15.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:53 AM
5:48 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.1%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 374,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2728
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter 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 | 314.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.3° / 232.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 57m / 20.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.40° / -3.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.19° / 4.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.18° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.