The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 9, 2086
Waning Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:57 AM
8:03 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 383,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2022
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
-
Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 7.7° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 344.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.2° / 157.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 12m / 21.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.73° / -1.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.94° / 2.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.86° / -0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.