The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 9, 2126
Last Quarter
49.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:02 AM
2:33 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.7%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 386,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2520
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 270.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.0° / 269.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 10m / 17.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.66° / -5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.98° / 7.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.73° / 0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.