The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 8, 1940
Waxing Crescent
13.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:48 AM
11:08 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.0%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 368,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 217
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 | 42.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.1° / 99.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 57m / 8.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.37° / -3.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.82° / 5.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.08° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.