The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 7, 2148
Waning Crescent
42.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:54 AM
2:53 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.5%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 374,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2790
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 278.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.8° / 261.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 34m / 13.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.49° / -5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.31° / 6.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.65° / 0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.