The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 9, 2139
Waning Gibbous
95.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:47 PM
9:42 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.7%
- Age
- 16.4 days
- Distance
- 359,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2681
Events on this date
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 203.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.1° / 319.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 22m / 19.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.49° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.20° / -5.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -19.50° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 60.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.