The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 9, 1976
Waxing Gibbous
95.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:19 PM
4:22 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.4%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 371,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 662
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 | 155.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -70.0° / 5.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 30m / -19.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.05° / 3.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.28° / -4.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.74° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.