The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 9, 1915
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:30 AM
6:09 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 366,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- -89
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 | 10.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.3° / 164.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 30m / -14.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 206.16° / -4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.64° / 6.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.07° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 317.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.