The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 9, 2029
Waning Crescent
4.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:07 AM
7:36 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.3%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 391,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1317
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jul 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 336.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 74.0° / 185.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 33m / 24.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.78° / 1.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.67° / -1.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.66° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.