The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 9, 2184
Waxing Crescent
3.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:59 AM
10:14 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.4%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 382,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3235
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 21.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.7° / 107.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 45m / 15.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 129.43° / -2.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.33° / 3.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.41° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.