The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 9, 2069
Waning Crescent
26.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:17 AM
4:03 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.9%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 389,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1815
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 | 297.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.9° / 242.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 03m / 11.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 134.80° / -5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.73° / 7.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.70° / -0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.