The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 7, 2170
Waning Crescent
25.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:41 AM
4:59 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.2%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 387,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3062
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 | 299.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.4° / 255.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 56m / 23.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.23° / 0.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.11° / -0.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.34° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.