The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, August 9, 1943
Waxing Gibbous
55.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:42 PM
12:45 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.7%
- Age
- 8.5 days
- Distance
- 380,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 255
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Aug 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 96.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.7° / 82.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 26m / -13.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.58° / 5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.56° / -6.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 76.12° / -0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.