The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 8, 1966
Waning Crescent
37.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:30 AM
4:14 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.9%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 373,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 541
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 284.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.3° / 267.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 10m / 25.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.18° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.78° / -5.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.34° / 0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.