The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 9, 2157
Waxing Crescent
8.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:05 AM
10:56 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.9%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 394,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2901
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 34.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.9° / 99.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 39m / 13.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.54° / -0.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.09° / 0.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.56° / 0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.