The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 9, 2073
Waxing Crescent
22.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:55 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.3%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1862
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 | 56.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.1° / 89.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 05m / 8.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.30° / 2.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.12° / -2.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.67° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.