The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 8, 2181
Waning Crescent
9.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:43 AM
6:26 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.3%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3197
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 | 324.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.9° / 213.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 42m / 19.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.66° / -2.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.08° / 4.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.17° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.