The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 9, 2097
Waxing Crescent
17.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:00 PM
9:15 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.4%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 399,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2162
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 | 49.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.2° / 122.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 15m / -24.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 246.25° / -2.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.12° / 4.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.27° / 0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.7° |
| 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.