The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 9, 2040
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:06 AM
9:43 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 406,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1454
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,600 km.
Exact values
For Jul 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.0° / 112.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 34m / 25.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.11° / 3.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.22° / -4.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.84° / 1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 232.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.