The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 9, 2023
Waning Crescent
22.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:24 AM
5:09 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.2%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1246
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,400 km.
Exact values
For Oct 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 304.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.9° / 241.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 36m / 19.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.12° / 4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.97° / -5.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.75° / 0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.