The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 9, 2039
Waning Gibbous
56.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:48 PM
2:34 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.8%
- Age
- 21.3 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1444
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 262.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 82.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.6° / 281.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 38m / 25.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.51° / 2.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.02° / -2.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -84.45° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.