The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 9, 2145
Waning Crescent
43.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:35 AM
2:58 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.9%
- Age
- 22.7 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2755
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 | 277.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.9° / 264.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 39m / 16.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.72° / -5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.99° / 7.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.52° / 0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 98.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.