The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 8, 2043
Waxing Crescent
5.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:03 AM
10:57 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.1%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 373,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1491
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 25.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.2° / 97.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 03m / 20.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 132.11° / 3.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.72° / -4.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.19° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.