The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 9, 2083
Waning Crescent
4.3% 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
5:31 AM
5:49 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.3%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 373,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1988
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 | 336.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.7° / 185.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 29m / -0.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.08° / -3.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.52° / 5.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.10° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.