The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 9, 1942
Waxing Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:04 AM
7:38 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 363,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 246
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 14.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.1° / 142.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 59m / -15.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.75° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.41° / -5.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.83° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.