The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 7, 2056
Waning Crescent
24.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:39 AM
4:26 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.0%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1651
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 | 301.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.1° / 240.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 07m / 12.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.81° / -4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.35° / 6.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.31° / -0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.