The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 9, 2185
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:41 PM
7:44 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 369,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3250
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Oct 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.4° / 325.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 27m / 4.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 21.56° / -4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.45° / 6.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -8.53° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 119.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.