The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 7, 2008
Waxing Crescent
25.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:21 AM
11:54 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.3%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 383,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1058
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 60.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.3° / 91.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 06m / 3.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.21° / -2.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.92° / 3.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.66° / 0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.