The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 9, 1933
Waning Gibbous
68.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:30 PM
12:41 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 68.5%
- Age
- 19.9 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 133
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.
Exact values
For Oct 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 248.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 68.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 68.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.6° / 301.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 34m / 27.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.33° / 4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.32° / -5.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -67.94° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.