The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 8, 2066
Waning Gibbous
97.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:05 PM
7:37 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.6%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 360,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1775
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 | 197.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.0° / 289.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 26m / -16.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.71° / 2.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.96° / -2.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -14.20° / -0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.