The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 9, 2144
Waxing Gibbous
95.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:55 PM
5:31 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.8%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2743
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 | 156.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.4° / 4.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 30m / -0.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 353.14° / 2.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.17° / -3.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.90° / -0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.