The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 7, 2101
Waxing Gibbous
96.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:48 PM
4:13 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.1%
- Age
- 12.4 days
- Distance
- 364,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2209
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 | 157.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -74.1° / 355.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 38m / -23.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 292.33° / -2.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.09° / 3.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 24.75° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.