The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 8, 2144
First Quarter
55.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:27 PM
12:58 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.3%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 369,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2740
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 96.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.1° / 79.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 24m / -9.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 202.99° / -0.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.39° / 1.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.38° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.