The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 9, 1978
First Quarter
53.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:48 PM
12:11 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.2%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 690
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 | 93.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.8° / 87.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 22m / -17.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 289.51° / 4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.56° / -5.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.13° / 0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.