The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 8, 2011
First Quarter
54.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:30 PM
12:39 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.7%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1095
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.4° / 83.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 12m / -12.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 201.42° / -4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.88° / 6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.57° / -0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.