The Moon on this date

Moon on Monday, July 7, 1913

Waxing Crescent

16.3% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
61°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
16.3%
Age
3.5 days
Distance
365,200 km
Apparent size
32.7′
Constellation
Leo
Lunation number
-117

Events on this date

  1. Mercury at greatest elongation

    26° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

Exact values

For Jul 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun47.48°
Phase angle132.38°
Illuminated fraction16.30%
Altitude / azimuth31.5° / 101.2°
Right ascension / declination10h 21m / 12.57°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude152.42° / 2.09°
Libration in longitude / latitude1.41° / -2.46°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude132.96° / 1.45°
Position angle of the axis19.9°
Position angle of the bright limb289.7°
Apparent magnitude-8.1

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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