The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Waning Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:04 AM
6:13 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1048
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 | 343.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.9° / 174.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 53m / -1.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 179.02° / -1.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.12° / 3.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.09° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.