The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 9, 2196
Waning Gibbous
94.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:57 PM
10:00 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.7%
- Age
- 17.4 days
- Distance
- 398,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3386
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Oct 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 206.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.9° / 316.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 40m / 19.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.73° / 4.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.07° / -4.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -30.89° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.