The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 7, 2178
Waning Crescent
41.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:18 AM
3:25 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.1%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 385,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3161
Events on this date
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Venus at its brightest
Shines at magnitude -4.7, as bright as it gets this time around.
Exact values
For Aug 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 280.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.5° / 269.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 31m / 22.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.85° / 3.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.06° / -3.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.68° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.