The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 8, 2158
Waxing Gibbous
91.6% 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
7:02 PM
3:15 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.6%
- Age
- 12.4 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2913
Events on this date
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Mars behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jul 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 146.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -72.7° / 40.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 44m / -26.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.00° / -3.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.14° / 5.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 32.15° / 0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.