The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 8, 2079
Waxing Gibbous
75.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:36 PM
2:04 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.1%
- Age
- 9.6 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1936
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 | 120.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.8° / 69.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 55m / -18.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.76° / -1.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.63° / 2.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 63.96° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.