The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 8, 1981
First Quarter
45.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:19 PM
1:02 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.8%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 399,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 724
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.7° / 77.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 50m / 0.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 191.42° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.54° / -6.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.57° / -0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.