The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 9, 2165
Waxing Crescent
17.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:32 AM
9:57 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.5%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 392,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3003
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 | 49.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.0° / 115.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 19m / -16.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.80° / 5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.25° / -6.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.77° / 0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.