The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 9, 1969
Waning Crescent
20.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:06 AM
5:16 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.8%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 575
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 | 305.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.5° / 250.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 18m / 22.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.18° / 4.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.94° / -5.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.32° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.