The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 8, 2131
Waxing Gibbous
96.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:41 PM
4:32 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.5%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 394,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2579
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 158.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -71.9° / 356.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 37m / -21.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.73° / 1.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.00° / -1.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 17.35° / 0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.