The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 9, 2180
Waning Gibbous
92.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:28 PM
8:54 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.8%
- Age
- 16.4 days
- Distance
- 378,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3185
Events on this date
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 210.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.8° / 286.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 20m / -10.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.10° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.27° / -6.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -24.80° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.