The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 9, 2181
Waning Crescent
4.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:29 AM
7:14 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.6%
- Age
- 27.4 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3197
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
Exact values
For Jul 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 335.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.2° / 185.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 32m / 19.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.48° / -3.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.88° / 5.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.42° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.