The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 9, 2024
Waxing Crescent
13.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:43 AM
11:35 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.7%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1256
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 | 43.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.0° / 92.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 17m / 14.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 151.12° / 3.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.66° / -3.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.50° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.