The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 7, 2173
Waning Crescent
5.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:39 AM
7:39 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.6%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3098
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 332.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 76.7° / 201.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 10m / 27.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.98° / 4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.16° / -6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.59° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.