The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, August 9, 1942
Waning Crescent
5.7% 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
4:22 AM
6:59 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.7%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 242
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
-
Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 7.1° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Aug 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 332.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.8° / 191.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 21m / 18.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.13° / -3.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.33° / 5.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.04° / -0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.