The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 8, 2017
Waning Gibbous
89.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:23 PM
10:37 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.0%
- Age
- 18.4 days
- Distance
- 367,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1172
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Oct 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 218.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.0° / 301.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 32m / 13.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.11° / -5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.00° / 7.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -39.68° / 1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.