The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 7, 1971
Waxing Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:52 PM
4:55 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 14.8 days
- Distance
- 379,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 600
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 | 170.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -72.7° / 315.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 22m / -26.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 275.03° / -3.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.18° / 4.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.76° / 0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.