The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 9, 2180
Waning Gibbous
71.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:52 PM
12:55 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.2%
- Age
- 20.0 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3188
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 244.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.8° / 288.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 26m / 20.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.04° / -2.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.07° / 4.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -68.06° / -0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.