The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 8, 1934
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:38 AM
5:45 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 390,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 146
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Oct 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.7° / 174.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 50m / -10.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 195.67° / -4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.29° / 6.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.49° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 9.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.