The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 8, 1933
Waning Gibbous
76.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:39 PM
11:46 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.9%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 133
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 | 237.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.2° / 308.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 41m / 27.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.41° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.91° / -5.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -55.76° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.