The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, August 9, 1932
First Quarter
54.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:02 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.1%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 119
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Aug 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.8° / 94.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 11m / -22.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.41° / -4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.82° / 6.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.36° / 0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.