The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 9, 1901
Waning Crescent
7.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:49 AM
4:27 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.7%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 396,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -263
Events on this date
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Venus and Mars close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 328.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.7° / 218.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 54m / 2.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.88° / -4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.60° / 6.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.49° / -0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.