The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 9, 2063
Waning Gibbous
95.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:45 PM
9:46 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.6%
- Age
- 17.3 days
- Distance
- 395,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1741
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 203.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.8° / 319.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 25m / 19.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 40.31° / 4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.55° / -5.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -28.68° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.