The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 9, 2176
Waxing Crescent
12.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:40 AM
11:06 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.2%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 376,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3136
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
26° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Jul 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 40.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.7° / 98.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 02m / 10.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 148.90° / -1.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.30° / 2.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.73° / 0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.