The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 8, 1941
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:47 PM
6:05 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 369,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 229
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jul 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.7° / 314.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 57m / -17.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 283.68° / 4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.91° / -5.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 6.57° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 323.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.