The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 7, 2048
Waning Crescent
10.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:10 AM
6:28 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.8%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1552
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,000 km.
Exact values
For Jul 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 321.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.6° / 226.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 24m / 23.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.02° / 1.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.54° / -2.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.97° / -0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.