The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 9, 1973
Waxing Gibbous
72.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:23 PM
1:35 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.3%
- Age
- 9.2 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 625
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 | 116.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.4° / 75.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 39m / -20.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.66° / -4.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.91° / 5.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 68.73° / -0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.