The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 8, 1946
Waxing Gibbous
72.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:08 PM
2:20 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.9%
- Age
- 9.5 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 291
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 | 117.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.9° / 64.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 47m / -12.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.09° / 3.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.12° / -3.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 66.11° / 0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.