The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 9, 2010
Waning Crescent
6.3% 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
3:40 AM
7:19 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.3%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 372,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1082
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 | 331.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 73.6° / 204.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 09m / 25.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.41° / 2.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.90° / -2.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.83° / -0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.