The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 9, 2002
Waxing Crescent
14.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:24 AM
9:20 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.6%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 365,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 987
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 | 44.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.0° / 121.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 56m / -19.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.00° / 0.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.81° / -0.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.08° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.