The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 9, 2022
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:11 PM
7:09 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 378,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1234
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Oct 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.1° / 334.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 55m / 3.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.77° / -2.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.80° / 3.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.76° / 0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 201.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.