The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 9, 2174
Waxing Gibbous
72.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:27 PM
1:38 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.4%
- Age
- 10.4 days
- Distance
- 391,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3111
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jul 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 116.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.7° / 75.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 42m / -20.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.25° / -4.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.67° / 5.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 57.16° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.