The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 7, 1985
Waning Gibbous
72.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:13 AM
11:26 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.2%
- Age
- 19.2 days
- Distance
- 396,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 773
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 | 243.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.3° / 264.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 27m / -8.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 349.11° / -4.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.10° / 5.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -58.62° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.