The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 7, 2168
Waxing Crescent
21.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:06 AM
11:25 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.1%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 378,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3038
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 54.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.1° / 97.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 46m / 0.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 190.20° / 5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.07° / -6.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.66° / 0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.