The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 8, 2036
Waning Gibbous
89.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:20 PM
10:38 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.0%
- Age
- 18.6 days
- Distance
- 384,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1407
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 | 218.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.9° / 301.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 33m / 14.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.44° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.81° / 7.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -43.47° / 1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.