The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 9, 2117
Waxing Gibbous
80.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:23 PM
2:12 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.2%
- Age
- 9.7 days
- Distance
- 374,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2406
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 | 127.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.0° / 67.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 25m / -22.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.57° / -3.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.96° / 4.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 56.37° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.