The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 9, 2146
Waxing Crescent
0.5% 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
6:54 AM
9:18 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2765
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 | 7.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.2° / 121.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 42m / 17.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.48° / -4.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.43° / 5.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.05° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 311.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.