The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 7, 2184
Waxing Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:48 AM
9:25 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 390,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3236
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 14.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.4° / 119.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 11m / 10.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 150.78° / -0.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.49° / 0.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.02° / -0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.