The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 9, 2156
Waning Crescent
19.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:51 AM
4:57 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.9%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2891
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 | 307.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.4° / 233.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 46m / 14.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.98° / 0.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.81° / -0.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.99° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.