The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 9, 2167
Waning Crescent
11.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:55 AM
5:43 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.8%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 386,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3027
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 320.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.1° / 211.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 36m / 11.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 156.23° / 2.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.57° / -3.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.26° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.