The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 7, 2049
Waxing Gibbous
60.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:26 PM
12:29 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.1%
- Age
- 8.8 days
- Distance
- 376,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1566
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 | 101.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.8° / 86.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 38m / -20.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.11° / -0.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.25° / 1.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 71.34° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.