The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 9, 2104
Waning Gibbous
97.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:56 PM
7:39 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.6%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 375,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2245
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 197.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.7° / 291.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 26m / -15.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.01° / 3.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.13° / -4.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -21.83° / -0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.