The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 8, 2031
Last Quarter
48.1% 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
12:08 AM
2:43 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.1%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1345
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 | 272.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.1° / 269.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 14m / 17.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.52° / -4.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.63° / 6.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -90.89° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.8° |
| 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.