The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 9, 2073
Waxing Gibbous
66.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:57 PM
1:20 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 66.3%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 390,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1865
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 | 108.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 70.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 66.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.4° / 75.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 32m / -17.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.87° / 1.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.80° / -0.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 78.34° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.9° |
| 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.