The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 7, 2149
Waxing Crescent
16.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:32 AM
11:09 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.6%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 395,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2803
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 | 47.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.3° / 99.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 20m / 3.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 183.30° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.27° / -6.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.47° / 0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.3° |
| 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.