The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 9, 1914
Waning Gibbous
75.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:48 PM
11:58 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.3%
- Age
- 19.8 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -102
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 239.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.4° / 307.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 53m / 27.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.12° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.37° / -6.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -64.14° / -1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.