The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 9, 2088
Waning Crescent
26.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:17 AM
4:05 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.6%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 373,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2050
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 | 298.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.1° / 242.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 06m / 11.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 135.53° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.28° / 7.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.51° / -0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.