The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 7, 2169
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:59 PM
6:07 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3050
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.1° / 307.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 08m / -20.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.45° / -3.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.60° / 5.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.16° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 195.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.