The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 9, 2187
Waxing Crescent
15.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:55 AM
11:55 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.4%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 363,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3272
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jul 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 46.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.5° / 89.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 28m / 14.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 153.60° / 4.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.48° / -5.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.51° / 0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.