The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 8, 1977
Waning Crescent
19.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:02 AM
4:37 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.9%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 389,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 677
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 | 307.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.9° / 230.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 34m / 10.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.47° / -4.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.79° / 6.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.78° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.