The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 1, 1909
Waxing Gibbous
96.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:38 PM
3:19 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.2%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 384,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- -167
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 157.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -68.5° / 42.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 02m / -22.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.66° / -0.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.23° / 0.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 17.01° / 0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.