The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 9, 1959
First Quarter
55.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:57 PM
12:25 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.5%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 374,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 455
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 | 96.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.6° / 85.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 31m / -16.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 291.87° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.97° / -5.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.95° / 0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.