The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 8, 2063
Waxing Gibbous
96.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:06 PM
3:57 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.3%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 394,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1738
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 | 158.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -78.3° / 358.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 36m / -28.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.77° / -4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.08° / 6.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 26.78° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.