The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 8, 2034
Waning Crescent
12.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:54 AM
5:17 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.8%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 389,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1382
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 | 318.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.5° / 214.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 20m / 8.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 153.69° / -1.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.16° / 2.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.01° / 0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.