The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 9, 2094
New Moon
0.2% 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
7:31 AM
7:29 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 400,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2125
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.7° / 148.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 15m / -2.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 198.42° / 4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.52° / -5.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.42° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 227.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.