The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 7, 2117
Waxing Gibbous
59.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:55 PM
1:15 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.7%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2406
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 101.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.9° / 77.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 37m / -11.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 206.66° / -1.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.75° / 1.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 80.78° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.