The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 9, 2048
Waning Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:47 AM
8:02 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1552
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 72.0° / 160.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 07m / 23.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.62° / -0.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.94° / 0.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.47° / -0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.