The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 7, 1992
Waxing Gibbous
72.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:43 PM
1:17 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.2%
- Age
- 8.9 days
- Distance
- 393,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 861
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Aug 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 116.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.4° / 79.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 39m / -23.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.57° / -1.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.45° / 2.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 70.53° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.