The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 8, 1961
Waning Crescent
16.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:14 AM
5:23 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.1%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 391,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 476
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 313.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.2° / 228.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 53m / 14.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.23° / -5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.75° / 7.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.74° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.