The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 9, 2072
Waning Crescent
6.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:55 AM
5:59 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.3%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 360,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1852
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 | 330.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.4° / 191.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 18m / 5.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.12° / 0.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.87° / -0.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.85° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.