The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 9, 2178
Waning Crescent
4.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:36 AM
5:46 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 360,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3163
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,700 km.
Exact values
For Oct 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 337.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.1° / 184.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 29m / -2.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.76° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.63° / 7.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.72° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.