The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 7, 2021
Waning Crescent
5.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:02 AM
7:24 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.4%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1218
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 | 333.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 73.1° / 195.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 12m / 23.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.07° / 0.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.68° / -0.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.84° / 0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.