The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 9, 2018
Waning Crescent
16.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:08 AM
5:22 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.7%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 369,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1181
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 | 312.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.8° / 230.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 53m / 15.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.42° / -4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.62° / 6.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.16° / -0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.