The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 9, 2148
Waning Crescent
40.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:41 AM
2:45 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.1%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2789
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 281.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.3° / 251.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 57m / 6.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 29.58° / -5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.39° / 6.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.24° / -0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.