The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 9, 2197
Waning Crescent
29.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:35 AM
4:14 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.0%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3395
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 294.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.2° / 255.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 38m / 19.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.10° / 3.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.78° / -4.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.09° / -0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.