The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 7, 1946
Waxing Gibbous
75.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:56 PM
1:49 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.4%
- Age
- 10.2 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 292
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 | 120.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.0° / 73.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 55m / -22.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.95° / 0.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.53° / -0.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 59.49° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.