The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 7, 2102
Last Quarter
47.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:39 AM
2:18 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.2%
- Age
- 22.0 days
- Distance
- 384,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2220
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jul 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.4° / 264.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 01m / 12.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.61° / 5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.57° / -6.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.80° / 0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.