The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 9, 1997
Waxing Crescent
21.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:51 AM
11:49 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.2%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 922
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,900 km.
Exact values
For Jul 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 54.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.9° / 92.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 53m / 6.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 162.15° / -0.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.32° / 1.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.64° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.