The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 9, 2118
Waning Crescent
33.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:08 AM
4:22 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.2%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 388,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2421
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 | 289.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.0° / 259.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 37m / 22.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.92° / 3.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.02° / -4.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.37° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.