The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 8, 2159
Last Quarter
50.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:27 AM
2:02 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.0%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 381,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2925
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
21° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
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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 | 270.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.5° / 266.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 53m / 11.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 16.49° / 5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.14° / -6.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.25° / -0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.