The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 7, 2162
Waning Crescent
11.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:23 AM
6:08 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.8%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 391,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2963
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 | 320.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.9° / 221.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 23m / 19.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.45° / -4.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.23° / 5.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.98° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.