The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 9, 2050
Waning Crescent
31.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:50 AM
3:46 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.2%
- Age
- 23.5 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1580
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 | 292.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.2° / 249.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 40m / 12.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 128.87° / -5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.89° / 7.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.89° / -0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.