The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 9, 2029
Waxing Crescent
5.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:58 AM
8:02 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.4%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 359,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1321
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 | 26.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.1° / 136.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 38m / -19.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.19° / -3.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.41° / 5.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.95° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.