The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 8, 2127
Waning Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:29 AM
8:06 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 398,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2529
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.8° / 151.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 19m / 18.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.60° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.26° / 6.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.87° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.