The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 9, 1947
Waning Crescent
25.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:54 AM
4:01 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.1%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 368,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 306
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 368,700 km.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 300.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.2° / 261.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 19m / 21.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 135.69° / 5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.31° / -6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.24° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.