The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 9, 2038
First Quarter
50.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:46 PM
1:13 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.1%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1429
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.6° / 76.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 13m / -2.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 197.56° / 5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.79° / -6.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.17° / 0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.