The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 9, 2137
Waning Crescent
26.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:57 AM
4:39 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.7%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2656
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 297.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.7° / 248.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 10m / 18.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 134.42° / 2.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.64° / -2.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.18° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.