The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 9, 1983
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:01 AM
8:36 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 361,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 748
Events on this date
-
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 71.2° / 144.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 22m / 24.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.03° / 0.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.43° / -0.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.71° / 0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.