The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 9, 1930
Waxing Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:45 PM
4:39 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 93
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 166.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -75.4° / 321.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 16m / -27.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 273.65° / -4.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.54° / 6.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.73° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.