The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 8, 2139
Waxing Gibbous
87.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:25 PM
2:42 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.4%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 388,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2678
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 | 138.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -67.3° / 57.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 07m / -25.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.72° / -4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.10° / 6.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.96° / 0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.