The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 9, 2095
First Quarter
50.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:46 PM
1:13 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.0%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2134
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.7° / 76.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 12m / -2.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 197.66° / 4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.12° / -5.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.96° / 0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.