The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 9, 1982
Waning Gibbous
89.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:27 PM
9:07 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.9%
- Age
- 18.2 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 736
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 | 216.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.3° / 273.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 50m / -16.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.09° / -3.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.98° / 4.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -42.04° / 0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.