The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 9, 2124
Waxing Crescent
4.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:41 AM
8:08 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.5%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 383,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2496
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
-
Jupiter, Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 3.6° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 24.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.5° / 135.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 33m / -15.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.07° / -0.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.56° / 1.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.34° / -0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.