The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 9, 2099
Waning Crescent
25.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:56 AM
4:48 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.9%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 369,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2186
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 | 299.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.1° / 247.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 17m / 19.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 135.73° / 3.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.10° / -3.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.77° / -0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.0° |
| 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.