The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 9, 2023
Last Quarter
54.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:48 AM
1:23 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.7%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 374,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1243
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jul 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.5° / 261.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 47m / 3.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.00° / -1.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.39° / 2.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -78.42° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.