The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 9, 1948
First Quarter
48.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:10 PM
11:03 PM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.0%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 395,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 319
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.6° / 108.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 02m / -27.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 283.85° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.95° / 6.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.67° / 0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.