The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 9, 2068
Waxing Gibbous
69.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:58 PM
1:35 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.3%
- Age
- 10.0 days
- Distance
- 395,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1800
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 112.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 67.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.2° / 74.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 32m / -16.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.88° / -1.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.65° / 2.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 61.93° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.