The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 9, 1931
Waning Crescent
5.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:03 AM
5:09 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.1%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 359,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 108
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 | 333.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.1° / 210.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 23m / 5.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.42° / 1.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.62° / -1.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.58° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.