The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 9, 2101
Waning Gibbous
94.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:55 PM
10:07 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.1%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 398,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2211
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 | 207.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.7° / 316.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 39m / 20.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.90° / 5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.85° / -6.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -24.07° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.