The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 9, 1942
Waning Crescent
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:50 AM
7:06 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 377,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 244
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 353.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.2° / 157.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 39m / -0.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 189.29° / 3.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.63° / -3.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.55° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 135.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.