The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 7, 1991
Waning Crescent
23.3% 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
1:53 AM
4:57 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.3%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 369,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 847
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jul 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 302.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.0° / 252.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 55m / 21.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.56° / 4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.65° / -5.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.54° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.