The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 7, 2080
Waning Gibbous
61.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:46 PM
1:18 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.2%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 386,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1949
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 | 257.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.2° / 277.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 01m / 14.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 33.24° / 2.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.16° / -2.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -84.24° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.2° |
| 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.