The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 9, 1997
First Quarter
51.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:43 PM
12:05 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.8%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 378,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 925
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 | 91.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.7° / 89.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 17m / -17.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 288.30° / 4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.96° / -5.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.32° / 0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.