The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 9, 2148
Waning Crescent
8.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:32 AM
5:58 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.3%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2792
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 326.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.5° / 198.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 03m / 9.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.44° / 2.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.89° / -3.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.65° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.