The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 8, 2073
Waxing Crescent
13.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:46 AM
11:32 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.5%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 371,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1862
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jul 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 43.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.4° / 94.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 10m / 12.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 150.22° / 0.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.06° / -0.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.92° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.