The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 9, 1953
Waning Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:27 AM
8:16 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 387,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 377
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 | 342.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 75.3° / 158.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 00m / 26.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.05° / 2.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.37° / -3.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.65° / 0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.