The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 9, 2004
Waning Crescent
20.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:35 AM
5:15 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.8%
- Age
- 25.1 days
- Distance
- 395,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1011
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 | 306.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.8° / 237.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 47m / 18.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.70° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.42° / -5.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.13° / 0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.