The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 9, 2057
Waxing Gibbous
90.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:01 PM
4:06 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.0%
- Age
- 11.0 days
- Distance
- 377,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1667
Events on this date
-
Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 143.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -60.5° / 24.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 54m / -12.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.13° / -4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.42° / 6.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 41.14° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 240.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.