The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 7, 1907
Waning Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:55 AM
6:54 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- -191
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 7.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 342.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.6° / 202.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 56m / 21.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.82° / 0.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.90° / -0.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.62° / 0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.