The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 9, 2058
Last Quarter
48.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:20 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.4%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 402,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1679
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.0° / 275.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 23m / 25.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.59° / 3.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.92° / -3.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.24° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.