The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 9, 2098
Waxing Gibbous
99.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:45 PM
6:45 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.5%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 397,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2174
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 | 171.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.0° / 342.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 33m / 2.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.69° / -0.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.86° / 1.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.71° / -0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 239.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.