The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 9, 2179
Waxing Crescent
26.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:38 AM
11:48 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.9%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 368,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3173
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 368,800 km.
Exact values
For Jul 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 62.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.3° / 94.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 14m / -0.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.81° / -5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.24° / 6.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.84° / -0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.