The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 9, 2199
Waning Gibbous
72.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:47 PM
12:46 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.5%
- Age
- 19.3 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3423
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 | 243.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.2° / 289.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 17m / 19.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.85° / -3.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.70° / 4.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -59.69° / -0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.