The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 7, 2055
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:58 PM
6:38 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 397,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1640
Events on this date
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 5:09 AM, is deepest at 6:51 AM and ends at 8:33 AM. Partly visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon for some of it.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 182.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.9° / 307.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 21m / -16.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.55° / -0.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.52° / 1.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.58° / 0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.