The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 8, 2184
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:57 AM
9:31 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 377,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3235
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 8.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.4° / 118.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 49m / 17.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.93° / -3.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.87° / 4.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.66° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 301.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.