The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 9, 2152
First Quarter
53.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:11 PM
1:13 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.6%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 372,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2839
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.2° / 77.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 26m / -5.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 201.96° / 2.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.80° / -3.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.78° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.