The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 7, 1937
Waning Crescent
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:33 AM
8:38 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 28.8 days
- Distance
- 362,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 179
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 352.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.1° / 138.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 35m / 21.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.08° / -2.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.64° / 3.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.53° / -0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.