The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, August 7, 2156
Waning Gibbous
56.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:51 PM
1:50 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.9%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 376,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2889
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 | 262.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 82.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.6° / 278.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 16m / 18.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.87° / 4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.04° / -5.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -75.01° / 0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.8° |
| 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.