The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 7, 2047
Waning Gibbous
96.3% 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
9:23 PM
8:29 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.3%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 390,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1541
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 | 201.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.7° / 299.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 29m / -5.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 337.00° / 4.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.10° / -4.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -17.02° / -0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 59.0° |
| 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.