The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 9, 2108
Waxing Crescent
27.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:40 PM
10:55 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.7%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 375,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2298
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 | 63.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.3° / 107.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 17m / -17.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.85° / 5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.22° / -6.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.00° / 0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.