The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 9, 2016
First Quarter
54.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:58 PM
12:22 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.9%
- Age
- 8.7 days
- Distance
- 391,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1160
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.7° / 86.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 34m / -17.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 292.29° / 3.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.19° / -4.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 77.53° / 0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.