The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 9, 2032
Waxing Crescent
24.3% 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
12:25 PM
10:31 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.3%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 385,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1358
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Oct 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 58.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.5° / 111.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 00m / -18.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.84° / 3.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.44° / -4.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.81° / -0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.