The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 8, 1971
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:37 PM
6:03 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 375,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 600
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 | 182.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.3° / 295.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 22m / -24.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 288.72° / -2.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.88° / 3.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -7.44° / 0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 127.3° |
| 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.