The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 7, 2039
Waning Gibbous
87.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:57 PM
9:59 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.0%
- Age
- 17.3 days
- Distance
- 383,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1442
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 | 222.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.2° / 281.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 57m / -5.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 357.07° / -5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.52° / 6.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -35.62° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.