The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 8, 1909
Waning Crescent
26.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:48 AM
3:53 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.6%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 397,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- -164
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 298.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.7° / 263.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 07m / 21.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 132.93° / 4.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.92° / -5.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.63° / 1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.