The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 8, 1927
Waxing Gibbous
92.8% 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
5:19 PM
3:29 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.8%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 362,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 59
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 | 149.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.7° / 39.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 07m / -11.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.55° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.59° / 7.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 26.17° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 237.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.