The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 9, 2099
Waning Gibbous
59.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:25 AM
12:59 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.3%
- Age
- 21.0 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2183
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 259.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 79.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.2° / 265.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 26m / 3.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.25° / 0.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.99° / -0.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.41° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.