The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 8, 1947
Waning Crescent
35.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:20 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.7%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 369,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 306
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 286.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.3° / 274.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 19m / 24.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.37° / 4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.00° / -5.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.04° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.