The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 6, 2007
Waning Crescent
41.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:10 AM
3:30 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.2%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 371,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1046
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 280.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.7° / 272.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 21m / 23.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.10° / 5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.47° / -6.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.86° / 0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.