The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 9, 2179
Waxing Gibbous
69.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:54 PM
1:50 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.8%
- Age
- 8.7 days
- Distance
- 394,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3176
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 | 113.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.3° / 68.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 43m / -13.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.60° / 4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.16° / -5.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 73.47° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.