The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 9, 2062
Waxing Crescent
42.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:47 PM
11:34 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.9%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1729
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 | 81.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.0° / 104.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 37m / -28.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 278.26° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.20° / 7.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.74° / -0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.