The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 7, 2197
Waning Crescent
35.3% 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
12:47 AM
3:57 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.3%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 398,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3396
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 287.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.5° / 265.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 03m / 22.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.07° / 1.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.97° / -2.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.50° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.