The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, October 8, 2039
Waning Gibbous
66.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:59 PM
1:41 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 66.0%
- Age
- 20.3 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1444
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.
Exact values
For Oct 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 251.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 66.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.2° / 287.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 46m / 24.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.70° / 1.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.68° / -0.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -72.27° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.