The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 9, 2026
Waning Crescent
29.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:27 AM
4:13 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.9%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 369,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1280
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 | 293.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.4° / 257.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 30m / 19.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.45° / 4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.39° / -6.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.51° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.