The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, October 8, 2043
Waxing Crescent
26.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:10 PM
9:54 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.0%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1494
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 | 61.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.1° / 117.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 58m / -27.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.37° / -5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.29° / 7.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.76° / -0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.