The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 9, 2132
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:49 AM
7:35 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 391,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2595
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
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Venus and Uranus close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.8° / 145.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 26m / -4.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 201.61° / 4.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.53° / -4.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.98° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.