The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 7, 1991
Waning Crescent
8.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:25 AM
6:55 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.6%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 361,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 848
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 | 325.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 71.0° / 213.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 46m / 23.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.62° / 0.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.66° / -0.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.44° / -0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.