The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 7, 2040
Waning Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:28 AM
8:07 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1453
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 | 341.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 75.0° / 166.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 49m / 25.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.43° / 2.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.59° / -2.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.65° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.