The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 9, 2163
First Quarter
53.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:15 PM
12:55 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.5%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 375,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2975
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 | 93.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.0° / 80.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 18m / -8.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 201.27° / -0.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.55° / 0.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.57° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.4° |
| 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.