The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 7, 1957
Waxing Gibbous
92.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:39 PM
3:57 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.2%
- Age
- 11.5 days
- Distance
- 398,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 428
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 | 147.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -67.3° / 23.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 54m / -18.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 282.70° / 4.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.06° / -5.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 37.13° / -1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.