The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 8, 1914
Waning Gibbous
83.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:03 PM
10:58 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.0%
- Age
- 18.8 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -102
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 | 228.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 48.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.9° / 314.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 00m / 25.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.14° / 5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.17° / -6.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -51.97° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.