The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 7, 2181
Waning Crescent
7.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:04 AM
6:37 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.6%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3198
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Aug 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 328.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.3° / 201.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 59m / 17.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.01° / -4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.70° / 6.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.80° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.