The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 9, 2150
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:09 PM
5:46 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2814
Events on this date
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 4:27 PM, is deepest at 6:07 PM and ends at 7:48 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jul 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.8° / 305.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 04m / -23.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 284.60° / -0.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.84° / 1.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 1.37° / 0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 243.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.