The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 8, 2007
Waning Crescent
5.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:03 AM
5:53 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.9%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1048
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 | 331.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.4° / 190.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 10m / 4.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.89° / -0.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.06° / 1.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.87° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.