The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, August 7, 1931
Waning Crescent
40.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:22 AM
3:30 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.5%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 394,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 106
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 | 281.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.1° / 270.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 28m / 22.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.30° / 3.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.91° / -4.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.09° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.