The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 9, 2182
Waxing Gibbous
92.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:42 PM
4:46 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.7%
- Age
- 11.8 days
- Distance
- 364,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3213
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,000 km.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Oct 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 148.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.0° / 16.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 02m / -3.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 345.18° / 2.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.05° / -2.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 32.45° / 0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 250.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.