The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 9, 2106
Waxing Gibbous
88.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:09 PM
4:10 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.4%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 394,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2273
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 | 140.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.4° / 30.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 26m / -4.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 336.35° / 4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.03° / -5.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.47° / -0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.