The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 9, 1985
Waning Crescent
25.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:55 AM
4:59 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.7%
- Age
- 24.9 days
- Distance
- 380,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 776
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 | 299.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.9° / 248.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 19m / 21.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 135.64° / 5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.43° / -6.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.33° / 0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.