The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 9, 2014
Waxing Gibbous
88.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:12 PM
3:28 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.9%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 369,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1132
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 | 141.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.0° / 39.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 30m / -18.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.55° / 3.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.21° / -4.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 32.32° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.