The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 9, 2158
Waxing Gibbous
96.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:53 PM
4:04 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.1%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2913
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 157.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -76.4° / 0.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 38m / -26.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.05° / -2.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.43° / 4.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.95° / 0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.