The Moon on this date

Moon on Friday, July 8, 2039

Waning Gibbous

90.8% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
29°
Moonset
SW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
90.8%
Age
16.9 days
Distance
371,300 km
Apparent size
32.2′
Constellation
Capricornus
Lunation number
1441

Events on this date

  1. Mercury and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.

Exact values

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

Elongation from the Sun215.18°
Phase angle35.36°
Illuminated fraction90.78%
Altitude / azimuth-33.5° / 272.8°
Right ascension / declination21h 42m / -18.60°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude321.56° / -4.53°
Libration in longitude / latitude5.25° / 6.11°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-29.01° / 0.70°
Position angle of the axis340.2°
Position angle of the bright limb77.9°
Apparent magnitude-11.8

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

Your location

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