The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 9, 2002
Waning Crescent
0.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:09 AM
8:47 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.8%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 379,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 983
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 350.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.7° / 138.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 33m / 24.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.50° / 1.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.16° / -2.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.53° / 0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.