The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Waxing Crescent
44.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:30 PM
12:17 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.9%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 394,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1058
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jul 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.7° / 87.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 37m / -8.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 191.81° / -4.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.11° / 5.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.19° / 0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.