The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 8, 2040
Waxing Crescent
6.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:04 AM
8:29 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.6%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 380,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1457
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Oct 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 29.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.4° / 130.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 54m / -15.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.75° / 0.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.71° / -0.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.70° / 1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.