The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 8, 2010
Waning Crescent
12.8% 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
2:48 AM
6:17 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.8%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 377,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1082
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 | 318.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.6° / 235.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 08m / 24.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.60° / 3.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.72° / -3.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.58° / -0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.