The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 9, 1977
Waning Crescent
36.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:36 AM
3:16 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.0%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 674
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 | 286.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.1° / 253.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 08m / 11.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 33.72° / -1.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.86° / 1.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.67° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.