The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 9, 2066
Waning Gibbous
66.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:06 PM
1:37 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 66.2%
- Age
- 20.1 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1778
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 | 251.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 66.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.8° / 287.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 51m / 23.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.88° / 0.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.72° / -0.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -69.62° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.