The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 9, 1977
Waning Crescent
12.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:02 AM
5:11 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.3%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 383,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 677
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 | 319.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.7° / 212.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 24m / 6.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 155.48° / -3.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.80° / 4.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.99° / 0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.