The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 8, 1949
Waning Gibbous
97.8% 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
6:42 PM
7:58 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.8%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 331
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 197.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.5° / 335.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 58m / 13.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.24° / 1.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.95° / -1.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -18.58° / 0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.