The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 9, 2061
Waning Crescent
14.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:26 AM
5:30 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.7%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 382,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1716
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 | 315.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.8° / 220.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 21m / 13.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 151.96° / 3.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.59° / -3.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.36° / -0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.