The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 7, 2006
Waxing Gibbous
95.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:54 PM
3:55 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.3%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 367,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1034
Events on this date
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Aug 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 155.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -76.7° / 0.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 32m / -26.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 290.43° / -4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.18° / 6.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.34° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.