The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 9, 1975
New Moon
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:48 AM
9:18 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 367,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 650
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
-
Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 6.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.6° / 121.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 38m / 17.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.45° / -4.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.36° / 5.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.61° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 311.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.