The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 8, 1972
Waning Crescent
6.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:33 AM
7:24 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.4%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 365,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 612
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 | 331.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 74.6° / 206.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 05m / 26.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.60° / 3.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.69° / -3.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.23° / 0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.