The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 8, 2002
Waxing Crescent
7.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:07 AM
8:42 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.3%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 361,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 987
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 | 31.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.1° / 128.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 58m / -14.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.32° / 2.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.32° / -2.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.30° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.