The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 8, 2048
Waning Crescent
5.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:56 AM
7:18 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.6%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1552
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 332.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 72.9° / 197.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 15m / 23.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.80° / 0.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.28° / -0.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.22° / -0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.