The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 8, 2041
Waxing Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:45 PM
6:00 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 359,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1469
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,400 km.
Exact values
For Oct 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 164.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.4° / 348.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 07m / -2.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 0.54° / -3.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.69° / 4.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.11° / 0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 233.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.