The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 7, 2185
Waxing Gibbous
87.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:05 PM
3:15 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.3%
- Age
- 11.7 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3248
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 | 138.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.1° / 45.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 17m / -19.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 274.01° / 3.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.00° / -4.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 40.32° / -0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.