The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 8, 2129
Last Quarter
50.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:11 AM
1:45 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.1%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 378,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2554
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 270.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.5° / 256.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 08m / 2.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 16.65° / -4.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.73° / 6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -83.20° / -0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.