The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 9, 2158
Waning Gibbous
95.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:45 PM
9:38 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.9%
- Age
- 17.1 days
- Distance
- 361,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2916
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,700 km.
Exact values
For Oct 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 202.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.6° / 319.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 21m / 19.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.22° / 4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.26° / -5.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -23.31° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 60.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.