The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 9, 2168
Waxing Crescent
25.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:09 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.0%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 373,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3037
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 59.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.4° / 85.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 23m / 9.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 167.91° / 4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.85° / -5.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.07° / 0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.