The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 8, 1993
Last Quarter
51.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:33 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.7%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 384,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 875
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.7° / 273.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 58m / 19.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.57° / -3.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.19° / 4.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.49° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.