The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 9, 2200
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:00 AM
7:20 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 397,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3436
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.
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Oct 9, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.6° / 148.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 21m / -8.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 201.87° / 0.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.30° / 0.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.52° / -0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.