The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 9, 2045
Waning Crescent
28.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:31 AM
4:25 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.2%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 381,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1515
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 | 296.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.6° / 257.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 39m / 20.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.95° / 5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.01° / -6.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.31° / 0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.