The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 9, 2070
Waxing Crescent
3.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:10 AM
10:06 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.9%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 366,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1825
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 | 22.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.6° / 110.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 45m / 13.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.18° / -4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.95° / 6.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.80° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.