The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 7, 2154
Waning Crescent
3.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:27 AM
8:09 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 398,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2864
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 | 340.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 74.9° / 160.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 55m / 25.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.67° / 4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.14° / -6.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.65° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.