The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 9, 2130
Waxing Crescent
42.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
2:15 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.6%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 385,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2570
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 | 81.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.8° / 99.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 32m / -21.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 277.55° / 1.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.49° / -1.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.29° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.