The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 7, 2036
Waning Gibbous
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:05 PM
6:59 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1405
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 | 185.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.6° / 304.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 37m / -14.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.68° / -0.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.37° / 0.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -6.84° / -0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.