The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 9, 2140
Waning Crescent
27.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:34 AM
4:31 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.3%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 367,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2690
Events on this date
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Venus at greatest elongation
46° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Jul 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 297.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.6° / 256.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 45m / 20.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.13° / 4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.37° / -5.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.90° / -0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.