The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 7, 2017
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:40 PM
6:24 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 395,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1170
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 1:22 PM, is deepest at 2:20 PM and ends at 3:18 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
Exact values
For Aug 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.7° / 313.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 06m / -15.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.29° / 0.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.46° / -0.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.06° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.