The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 9, 2040
Waxing Crescent
13.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:15 AM
9:04 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.1%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 377,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1457
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 | 42.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.3° / 124.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 48m / -20.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.27° / -0.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.36° / 1.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.49° / 1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.