The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 8, 2161
Waning Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:38 PM
7:21 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 393,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2950
Events on this date
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Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered
All within 6.7° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 193.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.1° / 295.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 05m / -15.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 299.90° / 4.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.62° / -5.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -8.80° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 60.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.