The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 8, 2002
Waning Crescent
3.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:19 AM
7:46 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.7%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 383,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 983
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 337.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 73.7° / 179.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 34m / 23.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.13° / 0.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.52° / -0.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.28° / 0.74° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.