The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 8, 1938
Waxing Gibbous
99.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:31 PM
5:45 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 386,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 195
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Oct 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 171.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.5° / 5.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 18m / 5.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 6.31° / 3.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.78° / -3.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.80° / -0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.