The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 9, 1994
Waxing Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:03 AM
9:23 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 388,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 885
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 | 9.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.3° / 119.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 50m / 16.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.35° / -4.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.63° / 6.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.79° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 307.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.