The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 9, 1980
Waning Crescent
8.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:00 AM
6:35 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.2%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 376,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 711
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 327.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.6° / 205.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 56m / 17.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.74° / -4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.17° / 6.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.80° / -0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.