The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 9, 2115
Waning Gibbous
64.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:03 PM
2:04 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.2%
- Age
- 21.3 days
- Distance
- 371,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2384
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 253.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 73.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.4° / 288.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 57m / 27.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.37° / 3.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.72° / -4.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -75.30° / 0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.4° |
| 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.