The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 7, 2173
Waning Crescent
1.2% 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
5:12 AM
8:31 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3099
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,600 km.
Exact values
For Aug 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.7° / 140.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 29m / 23.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 123.90° / 4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.04° / -5.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.48° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 124.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.