The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 9, 2132
Waning Crescent
15.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:00 AM
5:40 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.6%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 363,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2591
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 313.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.0° / 232.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 59m / 18.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.40° / -1.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.43° / 2.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.56° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.