The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 8, 2173
Waning Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:26 AM
8:33 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3098
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 | 344.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 76.8° / 150.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 05m / 28.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.07° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.28° / -6.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.84° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.