The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 9, 2056
Waning Crescent
9.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:43 AM
6:22 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.9%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1651
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 323.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.0° / 215.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 43m / 18.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.76° / -3.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.44° / 4.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.79° / -0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.