The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 9, 2166
Waxing Gibbous
86.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:46 PM
3:26 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.6%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 395,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3012
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 | 137.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -60.3° / 43.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 15m / -16.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.82° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.83° / -6.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 38.56° / -0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.