The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 9, 1973
Waxing Gibbous
92.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:29 PM
4:54 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.8%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 386,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 628
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 | 149.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.5° / 16.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 59m / -1.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 345.34° / 4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.43° / -5.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 25.52° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.4° |
| 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.