The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 7, 2008
First Quarter
52.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
3:20 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.9%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1061
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Oct 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.4° / 94.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 19m / -24.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 287.92° / -2.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.77° / 3.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.26° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.