The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 9, 2184
Waxing Crescent
21.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:02 PM
10:17 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.5%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3238
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 | 55.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.5° / 112.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 45m / -17.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.14° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.10° / -6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.96° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.