The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 7, 2104
Waning Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:00 PM
7:43 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 367,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2246
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 | 193.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.1° / 305.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 56m / -7.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.36° / 4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.88° / -5.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.25° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 51.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.