The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 9, 2176
Waxing Crescent
37.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:08 PM
11:13 PM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.4%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3139
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 | 75.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.7° / 107.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 10m / -26.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 272.32° / -2.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.50° / 4.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.31° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 360.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.