The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 9, 2078
Waxing Crescent
11.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:08 AM
8:50 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.9%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1927
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,000 km.
Exact values
For Oct 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 40.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.3° / 126.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 38m / -20.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.10° / -1.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.83° / 2.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.08° / 0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.