The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 8, 2018
Waning Crescent
26.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:31 AM
4:13 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.0%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 375,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1181
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 | 298.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.6° / 241.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 58m / 11.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.36° / -5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.72° / 7.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.92° / -0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.3° |
| 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.