The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 8, 1931
Waning Crescent
11.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:46 AM
4:43 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.7%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 362,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 108
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 320.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.6° / 233.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 30m / 12.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 154.54° / 2.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.49° / -2.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.36° / -0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 114.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.