The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 9, 2120
Waning Gibbous
91.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:18 PM
10:44 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.2%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 379,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2446
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 | 214.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.4° / 312.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 08m / 22.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.93° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.66° / -5.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -27.86° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.