The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 7, 2174
Waxing Gibbous
67.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:26 PM
12:39 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 67.1%
- Age
- 9.9 days
- Distance
- 386,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3112
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 109.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 70.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 67.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.1° / 88.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 10m / -26.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.31° / -5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.64° / 6.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 62.74° / 0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.