The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 8, 2102
Waning Crescent
36.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:05 AM
3:24 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.9%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 389,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2220
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 | 285.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.2° / 261.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 50m / 16.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 31.60° / 5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.53° / -6.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.03° / 0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.