The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 9, 2198
Waxing Gibbous
71.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:59 PM
2:02 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.7%
- Age
- 8.7 days
- Distance
- 379,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3411
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 | 115.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.1° / 65.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 54m / -12.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.40° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.78° / -5.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 69.68° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.