The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 8, 1928
Waning Crescent
24.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:03 AM
4:05 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.1%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 382,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 71
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 | 301.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.0° / 259.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 23m / 20.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 136.66° / 4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.50° / -5.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.43° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.