The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 9, 2010
Waxing Crescent
5.2% 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
9:56 AM
7:57 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.2%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 367,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1086
Events on this date
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Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 7.7° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 25.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.3° / 137.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 34m / -19.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.25° / -4.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.64° / 5.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.76° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.