The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 9, 2028
Waning Gibbous
92.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:42 PM
8:59 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.0%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 402,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1305
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 | 212.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.1° / 282.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 30m / -12.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 320.83° / 2.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.02° / -2.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -31.00° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.3° |
| 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.