The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 9, 2186
Last Quarter
52.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:08 AM
1:31 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.5%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 387,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3259
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jul 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.9° / 257.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 04m / 1.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 15.10° / -5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.38° / 6.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.64° / -0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.