The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 9, 2071
Waxing Gibbous
93.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:49 PM
4:13 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.4%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1837
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 | 150.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 29.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -67.4° / 17.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 10m / -18.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.11° / 4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.84° / -6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 33.17° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.