The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 7, 1901
Last Quarter
45.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:42 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.8%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- -265
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Aug 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.3° / 277.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 08m / 17.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.36° / -0.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.29° / 0.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.60° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.