The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 1, 2040
Last Quarter
47.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:30 AM
1:55 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.6%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 383,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1453
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 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.2° / 253.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 55m / 1.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.34° / -3.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.81° / 5.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.22° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.