The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 9, 2051
Waxing Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:52 AM
9:52 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 386,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1590
Events on this date
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 6.3° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.0° / 112.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 28m / 13.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.99° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.83° / 6.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.60° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.