The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 9, 2105
Waning Crescent
5.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:59 AM
7:11 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.8%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 363,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2257
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,000 km.
Exact values
For Jul 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 332.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.8° / 196.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 15m / 21.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.50° / -1.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.49° / 1.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.42° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.