The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 9, 1961
Waning Crescent
9.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:53 AM
6:20 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.4%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 395,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 476
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 | 324.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.1° / 210.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 44m / 17.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.85° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.41° / 6.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.99° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.