The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 7, 1961
Waning Crescent
12.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:19 AM
6:02 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.6%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 400,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 477
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 318.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.1° / 223.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 15m / 19.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 93.57° / -4.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.06° / 5.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.38° / -0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.