The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 5, 2009
Waxing Gibbous
97.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:09 PM
4:19 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.3%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1070
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 161.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -76.2° / 346.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 38m / -26.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 264.98° / -3.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.88° / 4.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.56° / 0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.