The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 9, 1943
Waxing Crescent
39.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:45 PM
12:40 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.9%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 395,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 254
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 78.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.5° / 80.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 24m / 1.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 184.75° / 3.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.92° / -4.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.96° / -0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.