The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 7, 2141
Waxing Crescent
18.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:32 AM
11:20 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.0%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 374,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 2703
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jul 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 49.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.3° / 97.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 23m / 4.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 155.77° / -4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.65° / 6.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.70° / -0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.