The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 9, 1949
Waning Gibbous
94.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:06 PM
9:00 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.1%
- Age
- 17.2 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 331
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 | 208.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.3° / 327.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 43m / 18.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.08° / 2.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.41° / -2.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -30.74° / 0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.