The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 9, 2133
First Quarter
53.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:09 PM
1:17 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.4%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 384,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2604
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.8° / 76.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 24m / -5.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 201.41° / 3.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.44° / -4.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.59° / 1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.