The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 9, 2100
Waxing Crescent
5.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:13 AM
10:47 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.3%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 381,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2196
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 26.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.7° / 99.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 09m / 18.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 134.02° / 2.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.99° / -2.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.77° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.