The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 9, 2189
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:00 AM
7:09 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 365,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3299
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Oct 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.7° / 155.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 51m / -1.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 192.50° / 3.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.08° / -3.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.20° / 0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 148.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.