The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 9, 2140
Waning Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:24 AM
6:05 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 399,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2693
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 | 345.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.7° / 173.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 01m / -5.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 182.47° / -4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.63° / 7.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.32° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.