The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 9, 2177
Waning Gibbous
95.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:45 PM
9:40 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.9%
- Age
- 17.4 days
- Distance
- 379,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3151
Events on this date
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Venus and Mars close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 202.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.5° / 319.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 23m / 19.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.72° / 4.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.91° / -5.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -27.10° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.