The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 9, 2155
Waxing Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:28 PM
6:16 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 371,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2879
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 | 166.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.2° / 349.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 08m / 1.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 2.44° / 0.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.65° / -0.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 17.66° / -0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.