The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 9, 1921
Waxing Crescent
23.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:08 AM
11:48 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.2%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 366,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -18
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
-
Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 5.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 57.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.6° / 93.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 57m / 3.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.35° / -3.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.27° / 4.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.64° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.