The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 8, 2074
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:10 PM
6:03 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 365,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1874
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 12:20 PM, is deepest at 1:19 PM and ends at 2:18 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
Exact values
For Jul 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.6° / 306.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 10m / -20.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 286.28° / 1.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.46° / -1.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.38° / -0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 315.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.