The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, October 8, 2032
Waxing Crescent
16.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:28 AM
9:40 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.0%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 388,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1358
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 | 46.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.5° / 118.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 06m / -17.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.88° / 2.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.21° / -3.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.02° / -0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.