The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 9, 2142
Waning Gibbous
97.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:48 PM
7:40 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.8%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2715
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
Exact values
For Jul 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 196.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.0° / 293.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 21m / -15.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.07° / 4.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.22° / -5.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -17.21° / -1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.