The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 1, 2117
Waxing Crescent
3.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:32 AM
10:59 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.8%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 373,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2406
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
-
Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.5° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 21.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.1° / 96.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 21m / 24.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.73° / 4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.19° / -5.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.19° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.