The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 8, 1970
Waxing Crescent
21.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:51 AM
11:48 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.5%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 588
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 | 55.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.8° / 91.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 50m / 6.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 161.20° / -0.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.90° / 1.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.04° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.