The Moon on this date

Moon on Saturday, July 8, 2034

Last Quarter

54.8% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
52°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
54.8%
Age
22.2 days
Distance
372,900 km
Apparent size
32.0′
Constellation
Cetus
Lunation number
1379

Events on this date

  1. Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.

  2. Last Quarter

    Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.

Exact values

For Jul 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun264.60°
Phase angle84.46°
Illuminated fraction54.83%
Altitude / azimuth14.3° / 261.3°
Right ascension / declination0h 43m / 3.24°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude11.18° / -1.28°
Libration in longitude / latitude-5.13° / 1.88°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-88.63° / -1.43°
Position angle of the axis335.5°
Position angle of the bright limb67.1°
Apparent magnitude-10.3

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

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