The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 8, 2024
Waxing Crescent
7.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:39 AM
11:12 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.7%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 397,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1256
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 | 31.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.2° / 94.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 30m / 18.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.88° / 3.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.52° / -4.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.75° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.