The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 9, 2138
Waxing Crescent
5.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:19 AM
10:40 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.3%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2666
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 | 26.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.1° / 100.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 07m / 17.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 134.06° / 0.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.76° / -0.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.39° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.