The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 9, 2156
Last Quarter
53.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:26 AM
1:38 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.7%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 373,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2888
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jul 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.1° / 265.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 46m / 8.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.94° / 3.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.18° / -3.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -80.60° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.7° |
| 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.