The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 7, 1999
Waning Crescent
37.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:55 AM
3:02 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.0%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 946
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 285.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.1° / 249.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 00m / 6.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 30.38° / -5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.57° / 6.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.89° / -0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.