The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 9, 2143
Waning Crescent
11.5% 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
3:19 AM
6:12 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.5%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 380,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2727
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 | 320.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.4° / 223.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 25m / 20.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.66° / -1.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.76° / 2.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.79° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.