The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, August 7, 1941
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:51 PM
7:00 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 381,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 230
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Aug 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 185.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.6° / 309.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 26m / -12.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 320.13° / 2.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.94° / -3.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.03° / -0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 45.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.