The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 9, 2102
Waning Crescent
6.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:01 AM
5:35 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.7%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 397,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2223
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 | 330.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.6° / 194.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 04m / 1.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.30° / -3.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.40° / 5.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.69° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.