The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 9, 2077
Waning Crescent
41.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:13 AM
3:52 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.9%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 392,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1914
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 279.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.3° / 270.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 58m / 25.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.56° / 4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.75° / -5.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.06° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.