The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 9, 2135
Waning Crescent
3.1% 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
4:11 AM
8:16 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 387,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2628
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 | 340.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 77.5° / 167.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 49m / 27.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.48° / 4.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.20° / -5.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.46° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.