The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 8, 2040
Waning Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:14 AM
8:58 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1453
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 | 352.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.4° / 130.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 41m / 26.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.28° / 3.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.41° / -3.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.90° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.