The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 1, 1987
Waxing Crescent
24.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:02 AM
12:04 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.7%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 798
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 59.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.7° / 85.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 45m / 10.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 158.70° / 2.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.31° / -2.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 115.24° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.