The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 9, 2026
Waning Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:31 AM
6:20 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 384,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1283
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 347.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.4° / 169.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 11m / -4.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 184.33° / -2.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.29° / 4.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.91° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.