The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 7, 2159
Waning Crescent
42.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:09 AM
3:18 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.5%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 372,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2926
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 | 278.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.0° / 271.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 22m / 22.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.79° / 3.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.96° / -4.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -103.89° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.6° |
| 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.