The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 7, 1996
Waning Crescent
35.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:14 AM
3:35 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.7%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 395,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 910
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 | 286.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.4° / 258.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 04m / 16.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.16° / -4.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.01° / 5.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.87° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.