The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 9, 2183
Waning Crescent
38.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:06 AM
3:26 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.0%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 395,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3225
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 | 284.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.2° / 258.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 07m / 16.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.40° / -4.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.58° / 5.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.95° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.