The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 9, 1902
First Quarter
50.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:30 PM
11:50 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.0%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -250
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.4° / 99.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 04m / -17.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.30° / 5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.76° / -6.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.65° / -0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.