The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 9, 2079
Waxing Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:40 PM
6:13 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 377,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1939
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 | 166.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.1° / 347.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 14m / -0.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 2.95° / -1.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.31° / 2.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.51° / 0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 237.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.