The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 10, 2171
First Quarter
50.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:57 PM
1:03 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.9%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 370,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3074
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 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.6° / 78.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 15m / -5.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 199.34° / 2.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.01° / -2.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.96° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.