The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 8, 2012
Last Quarter
46.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:14 AM
2:50 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.7%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 397,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1110
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 | 273.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.4° / 267.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 23m / 17.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.72° / -4.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.15° / 5.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.28° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.