The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 9, 2027
Waxing Gibbous
70.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:16 PM
1:40 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.1%
- Age
- 9.6 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1296
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.
Exact values
For Oct 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 113.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.3° / 71.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 49m / -17.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.75° / 0.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.41° / 0.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 67.30° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.