The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 10, 2097
Waxing Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:22 AM
10:41 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 361,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2159
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
26° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Jul 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.1° / 100.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 45m / 23.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 127.56° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.43° / -6.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.41° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.