The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 9, 2081
Waxing Crescent
11.8% 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
9:29 AM
11:21 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.8%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 363,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1961
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 | 40.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.3° / 94.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 04m / 13.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.29° / 1.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.45° / -1.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.33° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.