The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 9, 2121
Waning Crescent
3.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:45 AM
5:50 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.7%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 406,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2458
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
-
Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.6° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 338.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.3° / 182.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 34m / -2.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 174.83° / -4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.05° / 6.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.50° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.