The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 9, 2053
Waning Crescent
5.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:02 AM
5:59 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.9%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 373,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1617
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 | 331.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.7° / 190.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 19m / 4.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.73° / 0.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.97° / 0.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.04° / 0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 112.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.