The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 7, 1997
Waxing Crescent
8.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:59 AM
10:46 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.1%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 402,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 922
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 | 32.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.3° / 101.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 20m / 12.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.37° / -2.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.81° / 3.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.13° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.