The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 9, 2103
Waxing Gibbous
56.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:17 PM
12:14 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.4%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 374,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2236
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 97.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 82.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.8° / 87.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 38m / -20.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 292.94° / 1.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.65° / -1.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 76.48° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.