The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 9, 1984
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:12 PM
7:05 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 764
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Oct 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.5° / 334.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 53m / 1.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.92° / -3.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.80° / 5.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.15° / 1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 201.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.