The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 8, 1934
Waning Crescent
8.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:13 AM
7:03 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.5%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 400,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 142
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 326.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 72.7° / 222.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 41m / 26.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.27° / 4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.69° / -5.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.59° / 0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.