The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 7, 2078
Waning Crescent
4.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:02 AM
7:53 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 367,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1923
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 336.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 75.9° / 184.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 27m / 26.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.60° / 2.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.46° / -3.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.03° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.