The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, September 9, 1942
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:57 AM
7:28 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 390,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 243
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Sep 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.8° / 158.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 25m / 9.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 154.49° / 0.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.19° / 0.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.64° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.