The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 7, 1943
Waxing Crescent
22.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:49 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.0%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 254
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 55.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.2° / 88.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 51m / 9.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 160.51° / 2.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.80° / -2.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.43° / -0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.