The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 9, 2047
Waning Gibbous
73.5% 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
10:18 PM
1:00 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.5%
- Age
- 19.9 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1543
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 | 242.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.1° / 294.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 09m / 24.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.34° / 1.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.63° / -2.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -65.84° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.