The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 9, 1932
Waxing Gibbous
78.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:59 PM
1:30 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.8%
- Age
- 9.5 days
- Distance
- 389,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 121
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 | 125.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 54.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.5° / 72.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 38m / -16.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.30° / -2.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.11° / 3.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 61.44° / -0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.