The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 8, 1945
Waning Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:09 AM
8:29 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 373,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 278
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 | 348.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.0° / 146.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 20m / 22.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.55° / -0.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.51° / 0.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.10° / 0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.