The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 9, 2051
Waxing Crescent
19.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:51 AM
10:02 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.4%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1593
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 | 52.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.0° / 115.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 29m / -17.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.35° / 3.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.96° / -4.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.22° / -0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.