The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 8, 1939
Waning Crescent
23.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:34 AM
3:20 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.1%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 365,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 207
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 | 302.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.3° / 251.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 13m / 10.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 137.31° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.38° / 7.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.70° / -0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.6° |
| 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.