The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 8, 2116
Waning Crescent
4.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:55 AM
7:56 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.4%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 367,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2393
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 336.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 76.9° / 186.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 28m / 27.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.97° / 3.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.59° / -4.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.64° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.