The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 8, 2028
Waning Gibbous
96.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:17 PM
7:57 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.4%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1305
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 | 201.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.8° / 286.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 43m / -16.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.75° / 1.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.26° / -1.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -18.80° / 0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.