The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 9, 2031
Waning Crescent
38.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:03 AM
3:19 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.7%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1345
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
Exact values
For Oct 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 283.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.1° / 258.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 02m / 15.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.38° / -4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.56° / 6.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -103.08° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.