The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 8, 1980
Waning Crescent
15.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:17 AM
5:31 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.3%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 373,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 711
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 | 314.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.2° / 227.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 59m / 15.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.84° / -5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.20° / 6.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.55° / -0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.1° |
| 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.