The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 9, 2146
Waxing Crescent
16.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:26 AM
9:54 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.7%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 374,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2768
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 | 47.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.9° / 116.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 13m / -15.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.21° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.63° / -6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.58° / 0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.