The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 9, 1966
Waning Crescent
27.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:42 AM
4:55 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.2%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 368,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 541
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 | 297.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.9° / 251.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 10m / 21.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 133.34° / 5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.60° / -6.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.54° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.