The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 9, 1920
Waning Crescent
6.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:01 AM
5:36 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.6%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 376,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -28
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 | 330.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.2° / 194.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 04m / 1.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.52° / -4.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.81° / 5.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.79° / -0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.