The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 8, 1978
Waxing Crescent
9.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:14 AM
10:51 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.4%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 687
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
-
Moon, Saturn, and Venus gathered
All within 4.3° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 35.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.6° / 101.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 32m / 11.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.66° / -3.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.87° / 4.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.70° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.