The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 7, 2087
Waxing Gibbous
61.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:26 PM
12:44 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.2%
- Age
- 8.9 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2036
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 | 102.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.3° / 84.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 44m / -19.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.22° / 0.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.47° / -0.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 75.94° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.