The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 8, 2013
Waxing Crescent
15.7% 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
11:28 AM
9:38 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.7%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 371,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1123
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 46.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.5° / 119.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 02m / -18.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.13° / 2.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.70° / -2.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.84° / -0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.