The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 9, 2059
Waxing Crescent
8.2% 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
10:26 AM
8:34 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.2%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 398,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1692
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 | 33.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.0° / 129.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 08m / -17.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 229.56° / -0.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.16° / 0.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.88° / 0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.