The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 9, 2116
Waning Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:52 AM
9:00 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 363,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2393
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 | 349.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 73.1° / 132.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 34m / 27.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.57° / 4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.92° / -5.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.90° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.