The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 7, 1994
Waning Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:07 AM
8:00 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 395,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 884
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 345.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.7° / 157.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 04m / 20.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.89° / -3.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.12° / 4.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.70° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.