The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 9, 2075
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:00 AM
7:18 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 381,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1889
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Oct 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.8° / 153.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 54m / -0.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 192.48° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.34° / -6.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.23° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 164.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.