The Moon on this date

Moon on Saturday, July 9, 2067

Waning Crescent

3.0% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
NE
Highest
73°
Moonset
NW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
3.0%
Age
27.8 days
Distance
401,100 km
Apparent size
29.8′
Constellation
Taurus
Lunation number
1787

Events on this date

  1. Moon and Mercury close together

    They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

Exact values

For Jul 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun340.11°
Phase angle160.04°
Illuminated fraction3.00%
Altitude / azimuth72.4° / 171.3°
Right ascension / declination5h 50m / 22.76°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude87.68° / -0.65°
Libration in longitude / latitude4.04° / 1.18°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-156.03° / -0.76°
Position angle of the axis357.5°
Position angle of the bright limb86.5°
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.

Your location

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