The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 8, 2148
Last Quarter
51.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:07 AM
1:37 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.5%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 369,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2789
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.
Exact values
For Jul 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.9° / 256.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 04m / 1.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.40° / -4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.26° / 6.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.02° / -0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.