The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 9, 2172
Last Quarter
53.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:55 PM
3:04 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.9%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3089
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.2° / 282.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 57m / 27.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.64° / 5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.88° / -6.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -86.69° / 0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.