The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 9, 1974
Waning Crescent
40.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:43 AM
3:18 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.6%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 640
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 | 281.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.6° / 262.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 53m / 17.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.02° / -3.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.62° / 5.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -103.88° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.