The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 9, 2191
Waning Gibbous
55.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:47 PM
2:58 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.3%
- Age
- 21.0 days
- Distance
- 397,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Auriga
- Lunation number
- 3324
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 | 264.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.0° / 283.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 48m / 28.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.50° / 5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.95° / -6.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -78.32° / -0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.