The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 9, 1952
Waning Gibbous
93.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:52 PM
8:35 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.2%
- Age
- 17.3 days
- Distance
- 359,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 365
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 | 210.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.7° / 279.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 21m / -15.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.62° / -0.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.43° / 0.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -28.02° / 0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.