The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 9, 1996
Waning Crescent
8.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:40 AM
5:34 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.4%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 912
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 | 326.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.5° / 200.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 54m / 4.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.14° / -2.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.25° / 3.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.82° / 0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.