The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 9, 2154
Waxing Crescent
7.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:22 AM
8:15 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.3%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 365,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2867
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 | 31.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.8° / 132.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 57m / -20.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.60° / -3.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.75° / 4.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.26° / -0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.2° |
| 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.