The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 8, 2056
Waning Crescent
16.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:09 AM
5:24 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.4%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1651
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 312.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.7° / 230.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 54m / 16.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.73° / -4.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.45° / 5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.55° / -0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.