The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 7, 2098
Waxing Gibbous
83.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:14 PM
2:06 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.1%
- Age
- 10.3 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2172
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 | 131.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 48.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.2° / 70.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 48m / -28.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 267.33° / -4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.51° / 6.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 53.55° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.