The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 7, 2120
Waxing Gibbous
95.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:42 PM
4:10 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.8%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 359,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2444
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 | 156.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -73.7° / 358.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 35m / -23.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 291.77° / -1.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.67° / 2.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 20.94° / -0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.8° |
| 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.