The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 7, 2023
Waning Gibbous
76.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:59 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.2%
- Age
- 19.5 days
- Distance
- 365,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1243
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 238.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.2° / 266.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 06m / -9.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.72° / -3.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.45° / 5.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -54.00° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.