The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 9, 2097
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:04 AM
9:56 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 358,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2159
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.3° / 109.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 40m / 26.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.45° / 4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.26° / -6.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.66° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 235.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.