The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 9, 2109
Waxing Gibbous
90.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:19 PM
3:45 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.1%
- Age
- 11.3 days
- Distance
- 366,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2307
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 | 143.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.2° / 32.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 41m / -17.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.01° / 5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.66° / -6.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 37.77° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.