The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Waxing Crescent
24.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:31 PM
10:34 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.9%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1123
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
25° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Oct 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 59.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.4° / 111.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 02m / -19.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.25° / 3.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.79° / -3.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.63° / -0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.