The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 9, 2080
Waning Crescent
15.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:21 AM
5:25 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.3%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 366,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1951
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 366,700 km.
Exact values
For Oct 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 314.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.9° / 221.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 18m / 13.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 151.44° / 2.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.83° / -3.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.19° / -0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 113.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.