The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 9, 2117
Waxing Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:36 PM
6:28 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2409
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 168.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.9° / 346.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 18m / 1.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 4.67° / -0.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.15° / 0.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.09° / -0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 242.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.