The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 9, 1947
Waning Gibbous
68.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:26 AM
11:54 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 68.0%
- Age
- 20.8 days
- Distance
- 394,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 303
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 | 248.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 68.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 68.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.1° / 262.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 51m / -6.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 355.53° / -4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.47° / 6.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -75.45° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.