The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 8, 2026
Waning Crescent
4.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:23 AM
5:57 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.5%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 380,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1283
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 | 335.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.1° / 185.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 24m / 1.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.99° / -1.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.99° / 3.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.69° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.