The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 8, 2166
Waxing Gibbous
79.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:48 PM
2:51 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 79.2%
- Age
- 11.0 days
- Distance
- 399,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3012
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jul 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 125.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 54.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 79.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.4° / 55.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 26m / -13.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.47° / 5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.89° / -6.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 50.76° / -0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.