The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 9, 2160
Waxing Gibbous
72.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:04 PM
2:10 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.6%
- Age
- 9.7 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2941
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 | 116.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.1° / 64.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 00m / -12.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.72° / 4.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.25° / -5.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 65.08° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.