The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 7, 2031
Waning Gibbous
73.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:09 PM
11:57 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.6%
- Age
- 19.1 days
- Distance
- 380,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1343
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 241.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.7° / 282.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 58m / 9.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 16.94° / 3.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.80° / -3.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -54.20° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.7° |
| 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.