The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 9, 2104
Waning Gibbous
65.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:23 PM
1:37 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.1%
- Age
- 20.3 days
- Distance
- 374,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2248
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 | 252.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 72.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.9° / 285.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 56m / 22.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.06° / -1.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.58° / 1.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -65.05° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.