The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 8, 2179
Waxing Crescent
17.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:28 AM
11:16 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.3%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 369,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 3173
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 | 48.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.0° / 98.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 22m / 4.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 155.49° / -5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.99° / 6.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.08° / -0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.