The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 7, 2176
Waxing Crescent
8.9% 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
9:36 AM
9:54 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.9%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 383,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3137
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 | 34.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.0° / 112.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 19m / 0.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.39° / -3.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.63° / 4.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.33° / -0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.