The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 8, 2170
Waning Crescent
28.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:11 AM
4:02 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.6%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 397,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3061
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 | 295.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.1° / 247.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 42m / 13.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.23° / -2.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.85° / 3.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.70° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.