The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 9, 1945
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:06 AM
9:25 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 377,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 279
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. From Columbus, 56% of the Sun is covered at 7:59 AM.
-
New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Jul 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 178.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.0° / 120.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 20m / 23.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.33° / 0.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.28° / -0.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.36° / 0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.