The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 9, 2186
Waning Crescent
11.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:52 AM
5:46 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.8%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 368,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3262
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 | 319.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.5° / 211.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 39m / 12.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 156.61° / 3.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.74° / -4.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.06° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.