The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 9, 2128
Waning Gibbous
98.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:04 PM
8:36 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.3%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 387,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2545
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 | 194.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.7° / 317.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 02m / 7.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 31.07° / -4.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.39° / 6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -9.29° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.