The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 9, 2057
First Quarter
48.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:39 PM
1:09 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.9%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 379,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1664
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.4° / 76.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 09m / -1.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 196.58° / 5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.97° / -6.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.36° / 0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.