The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 8, 2104
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:20 PM
6:31 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 379,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2245
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.
Exact values
For Jul 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.1° / 301.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 31m / -19.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 291.33° / 2.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.44° / -2.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -9.64° / -0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 55.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.