The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, August 9, 1939
Waning Crescent
36.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:00 AM
3:34 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.8%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 380,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 205
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 285.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.0° / 261.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 00m / 18.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.60° / -2.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.36° / 3.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.91° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.