The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 8, 1994
Waxing Crescent
17.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:40 AM
9:44 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.1%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 363,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 888
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 | 48.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.6° / 118.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 09m / -19.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 243.80° / 1.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.20° / -1.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.65° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.