The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 8, 2103
Waxing Crescent
16.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:17 AM
11:14 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.2%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2233
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,300 km.
Exact values
For Jul 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 47.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.2° / 97.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 15m / 6.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 153.20° / -4.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.19° / 5.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.10° / -0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.