The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 9, 2045
Waning Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:38 AM
6:20 PM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 364,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1518
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 | 349.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.9° / 168.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 17m / -5.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 186.18° / -3.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.99° / 5.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.71° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.