The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 8, 2105
Waning Crescent
12.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:03 AM
6:08 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.7%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 363,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2257
Events on this date
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Venus and Mars close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 1.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 318.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.8° / 229.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 11m / 21.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.80° / 0.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.23° / 0.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.17° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.