The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 8, 1985
Waning Gibbous
63.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:36 AM
12:27 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.1%
- Age
- 20.2 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 773
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 | 254.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 74.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.5° / 262.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 11m / -2.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 1.34° / -3.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.17° / 4.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -70.83° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.