The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 9, 2116
Waxing Crescent
14.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:33 AM
8:58 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.2%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 377,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2397
Events on this date
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Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 44.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.5° / 125.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 51m / -23.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.66° / -3.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.53° / 4.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.65° / 0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.