The Moon on this date

Moon on Monday, October 8, 2035

Waxing Crescent

43.1% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
SE
Highest
30°
Moonset
–
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
43.1%
Age
7.1 days
Distance
404,300 km
Apparent size
29.5′
Constellation
Sagittarius
Lunation number
1395

Events on this date

  1. Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.

Exact values

For Oct 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun81.93°
Phase angle97.89°
Illuminated fraction43.13%
Altitude / azimuth-22.4° / 96.6°
Right ascension / declination18h 30m / -18.88°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude277.14° / 4.37°
Libration in longitude / latitude0.91° / -5.14°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude98.10° / 1.03°
Position angle of the axis355.8°
Position angle of the bright limb266.2°
Apparent magnitude-9.7

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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