The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 8, 2169
Waxing Gibbous
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:57 PM
5:28 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3049
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 173.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -68.5° / 311.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 47m / -24.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.62° / -1.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.21° / 1.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 9.78° / 0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.