The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 7, 2026
Last Quarter
51.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:34 AM
1:48 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.7%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 379,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1280
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jul 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.9° / 264.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 45m / 8.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.74° / 3.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.97° / -4.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.05° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.