The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 9, 2159
Waning Crescent
4.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:38 AM
5:47 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.0%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 376,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2928
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 | 337.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.3° / 184.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 29m / -1.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.59° / -4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.64° / 7.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.92° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.