The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 7, 2106
First Quarter
45.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:28 PM
12:23 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.2%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 385,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2270
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.4° / 85.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 30m / -6.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 189.60° / -3.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.66° / 4.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 103.22° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.