The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 8, 2124
Waning Crescent
13.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:03 AM
6:01 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.2%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 365,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2492
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 317.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.8° / 229.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 10m / 20.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.26° / -0.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.00° / 0.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.98° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.4° |
| 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.