The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 9, 2048
Waxing Crescent
5.0% 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
9:52 AM
8:00 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.0%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 368,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1556
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 | 25.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.1° / 136.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 36m / -18.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.56° / -3.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.44° / 4.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.16° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.