The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 8, 1999
Waning Crescent
26.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:30 AM
4:12 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.2%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 366,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 946
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 298.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.3° / 241.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 55m / 11.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.75° / -5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.18° / 7.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.12° / -0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.